High Performance Facades Series
A definition of high performance in the context of buildings and their subassemblies is elusive and nebulous. Trending words such as “sustainable” and “technologically advanced” are often used to describe works that are often neither. This four part series defines the characteristics essential to a high-performance building envelope, the attributes required of such wall systems, and the metrics and best practices essential to qualifying a wall system as a "high-performance facade."
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Part One: Fact or Fiction? |
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Facade TecNotes Series
Sure, you could say that we merely clad buildings. But within each project undertaken lie the details, and Enclos’ details are amongst the most complex in the construction marketplace.
In 2009 Enclos’ Advanced Technology Studio (ATS) published two technical reports to articulate these details; one explaining the attributes of skylight glass systems in overhead applications, and the second annotating design and functional considerations for double skin wall systems. These initial ideas have since grown into an ever-expanding group of publications known as the Facade TecNotes Series, with each topic explaining one of the finer points of building skin mechanics. Since these initial two publications debuted, nearly a dozen in total have been developed to convey our industry leading facade technologies to owners, developers, architects and general contractors alike.
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Volume 1: Skylights |
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Glass in overhead applications brings special opportunities and equally special considerations. It is important to understand and explore the active and passive tools at the designer’s disposal to balance the often conflicting attributes of natural light and solar heat gain. |
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Volume 2: Double Skins |
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The cost of energy is increasing at an unprecedented rate. This factor, coupled with the potential for natural ventilation and daylight harvesting, is reducing the life cycle costs of double skin facades, making them a relevant design possibility for the construction of high-rise buildings. |
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Volume 5: Healthcare |
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This building type presents a number of unique considerations, including large floor-to-floor spans to accommodate extensive mechanical systems, intensive coordination with MEP throughout the design and build process, and logistics often requiring facilities to remain operational throughout construction. |
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Volume 6: BIM |
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The use of Building Information Modeling (or BIM) has demonstrated favorable impact on both design and construction phases of projects, improving quality, lowering costs and reducing schedules. This has been evidenced as especially true when the project team involves specialists early in the design process, creating a collaborative environment where the impact of design decisions on a project can be accurately simulated early on. |
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Volume 9: LEED |
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Building energy performance is primarily influenced by enclosure systems and mechanical solutions to treat the interior space. As the market continues to progress towards sustainable solutions, the evolution of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system continues to force evolution in the strategies and technologies of building skins. |
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Insight Series
Insight is the publication of Enclos’ Advanced Technology Studio (ATS), which serves as a conduit to share our research and development with others throughout the a/e/c community.
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Our debut report discusses Double Skin cavity dynamics, the impact of 3D visualization on the building facade, rapid protyping, metal panel deflection, Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS), thermal performance, environmentally responsive parametric tools, photovoltaic testing, case studies, research & development initiatives, and much, much more.
Print edition available upon request: curtainwall@enclos.com
Download PDFs Chapter 1 | Double-Skin Façade Cavity Dynamics Chapter 2 | Crystal Cladding: Detailing Faceted Glazed Geometries Chapter 3 | Emerging Trends and Applications of Double-Skin Facades Chapter 4 | Double-Skin Cable-Net Facade Chapter 5 | Structurally Transparent Juxtaposition Chapter 6 | The Third Dimension Chapter 7 | Visualization by Animation Chapter 8 | 1:1 Rapid Prototyping Chapter 9 | Light-Gage Metal Panel Deflection Chapter 10 | Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS) Chapter 11 | Product Thermal Performance Chapter 12 | Energy Ratings and Standards Chapter 13 | Environmentally Responsive Parametric Tools Chapter 14 | Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Testing Chapter 15 | Double-Skin Façade Advanced Analysis Chapter 16 | Parametric Modeling with Complex Geometries Chapter 17 | Automated Part Generation Chapter 18 | Cassette Wall Assembly Mobile Facility Chapter 19 | Robowash Chapter 20 | CAR-V Chapter 21 | Acoustically Enhanced Insulated Glass © 2013 enclos corp. All rights reserved. |
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The Studio's second publication examines facade retrofits, double skins, cable net walls, textile studies, field mechanization, buy american requirements, component optimization design, sealed cavity walls, blast performance of structural glazing, cassette wall systems, phantom modeling in BIM, and case studies.
Print edition available upon request: curtainwall@enclos.com
Download PDFs Chapter 1 | Facade Retrofits: The Dilemma of Highly Glazed High-Rise Facades Chapter 2 | Seeing Double Chapter 3 | Sustainable Facade in Tension Chapter 4 | Potential in Textiles: Space, Surface and Structure of Crochet Chapter 5 | Field Mechanization for Cladding Installation Chapter 6 | Project Spotlight: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Chapter 7 | Buy American Requirements in a Globalized Economy Chapter 8 | Optimization in Component Design Chapter 9 | Sealed Cavity Walls Chapter 10 | Blast Performance of Structural Glazing Chapter 11 | Cassette Wall System Chapter 12 | Phantom Modeling in BIM © 2013 enclos corp. All rights reserved. |
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