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Wind Engineering & Rain Infiltratio...

Posted on: March 9, 2018

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="392"] Map showing average onset (monsoon arrival) dates and wind directions prevalent during India’s southwest summer monsoon[/caption]…

Key Aspects of Façade Material Selectio...

Posted on: October 5, 2017

The building façade, also known as the building skin and/or building envelope, has become popular in recent times. It is,…

Future of BIPV

Posted on: August 11, 2017

Global market for Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is projected to grow from a current low of US$5B to a high of…

Facades Today – A Story of Art and Sci...

Posted on: June 2, 2017

The design of façades in buildings today has become a complex exercise. Façade has always been a design statement of…

The Opus At Business Bay, Dubai

Posted on: May 22, 2017

In the heart of Dubai, halfway between the world’s tallest building (Burj Khalifa) and the newly opened Dubai Water…

Selecting Right Façade Contractor for Y...

Posted on: February 28, 2017

Mr. Om Prakash Goel was stressed out. His only daughter was getting married to the scion of one of India’s…

Curtain Wall Glass – Preserving A...

Posted on: December 5, 2016

Glass is undoubtedly the material of choice for curtain walls. It represents the ultimate material of choice for lending a…

The Interesting Story of the Curtain Wal...

Posted on: December 2, 2016

A curtain wall is a wall that encloses a space within a building but does not support the structure in…

Façades of the Future – Perpetuit...

Posted on: April 15, 2016

Buildings in developed countries consume more than 40 per cent of the country’s energy. Since buildings in India are less…

Efficient Facades for Airports

Posted on: February 16, 2016

Audaciously sculptural or pared down pristine. India’s great feats of architectural ingenuity are pushing the field in bold new directions.…

Getting the Most Value from Your Façade...

Posted on: November 6, 2015

It is the façade of a building that brings an architect’s vision to life, however a building’s skin not only…

Cellular Morphology Façade System

Posted on: August 26, 2015

Introduction: Cellular Morphology Façade System is an algorithmically designed façade system that can be optimized for any climatic context and…

Innovative Façade with Ceramic Printed ...

Posted on: August 26, 2015

The new Student Learning Center at Toronto’s Ryerson University in Canada, which opened in February 2015, Designed by Zeidler Partnership…

What Role Can Façade Design Play In The...

Posted on: August 13, 2015

Typical building façades require the design team to strike the right balance between a host of parameters that pull the…

Surface Finishes – exploring the third...

Posted on: July 15, 2015

“The art is at one’s surface and symbol; those who go beneath the surface do so at their own peril”…

Failures of Building Facades

Posted on: July 13, 2015

Building envelope and along with it facade engineering is evolving with creative designs and new building materials to cope with…