Glazing into the Future – How Media Façades Will Chan...
Glass has made its way as a wonder material and deep inroads in the building industry. It has revamped itself hugely and the industry has broken the conventional fears and…
Facades of The Future: Materials & Technologies Revolut...
No doubt, façades are the most important building element from both the user's and the architect’s point of view. They are the most difficult to design too, since the perception…
Key Aspects of Façade Material Selection
The building façade, also known as the building skin and/or building envelope, has become popular in recent times. It is, however, not always considered an important and necessary exterior element…
Future of BIPV
Global market for Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is projected to grow from a current low of US$5B to a high of US$26B by 2022. This represents an exponential growth of 27…
Green Façades – Myth or Reality?
Green” seems to be the buzzword these days. All building components need to conform to green design principles, and the façade is no exception. The building envelope falls under heavy…
Sustainability – A Mass Movement
The enormous economic and population growth worldwide over the last four decades has together driven the impacts that threaten the health and well-being of our communities and nations. To name…
Green Fenestration Design
Knowing how to do things not just with the head, but with the hands as well, might seem a programmatic and ideological goal. It is not. It is a way…