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Architects are using facades to push the greenbuilding revolution. Advances in technologies like glass fabrication and performance-modelingsoftware have been a key to making this happen.But now that the first wave of high-performancebuildings have been in play for a number of years, the industry has new post-occupancy data applicable to the next generation of energy-efficient buildings. Software is also helping people collaborate in unforeseen ways, allowingarchitects to do productive, real-time work with fabricators and facade consultants no matter their

geographic location.And with improvements in digital design

software, architects are not just creating buildingenclosures that passively reduce a building’s energyconsumption. Facades are now active participantsin their interior and exterior environments, withoperable components and energy-collecting systemsthat can power many of the functions within.Photovoltaics continue to grow in popularity; onereport from NanoMarkets, an industry analyst, estimated the total market for BIPV glass will reach$6.4 billion in revenues in 2016, compared with

$1.5 billion in 2012.Material advances, too, are making building skins

more efficient. Architectural products are slimmingdown: long a staple of European rainscreen design,thin-form ceramics only a few millimeters thick are taking their place on building exteriors as a lightweight, high-design option for a range ofprojects in the United States. Concrete is also having a revolution as a facade material, with newadvances in ultra high-performance mixes that are lightweight and can be manufactured almostanywhere in the world. Glass-fabrication technology

is allowing fabrication of larger panels, reducingmaterial consumption for many projects. Metal, too,is being modeled in new and exciting ways. Whilestructural steel systems continue to bend, twist, andconform innovatively, the world’s most cutting-edgearchitects are showing that their fascination withbending, perforating, and finishing metal continues.Ultimately today’s facades are more than the sumof their parts, allowing not only these buildings but our cities as a whole to function more efficientlythan ever. JENNIFER K. GORSCHE

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Long scattered over several Manhattan buildings, the John JayCollegeof Criminal Justice decided several years ago to unite its facilities with one vertical campus. Designed by SOM, the new 625,000-square-foot building doubles the size of the school’s facilities, adding classrooms, labs, auditoriums, offices, and student spaces to meet increasing enrollment. The building’sstacked, cascading layout allows students to collaborate acrossdisciplines, and the architects wanted this function to be visiblefrom the exterior as well. Framed glass setbacks for the cafeteria,labs, a 250-seat classroom, and large lounge area highlight thebuilding’s diversity from the street and emphasize the “trans-parency of justice,” said the architects. The rest of the buildinghas a skin of aluminum panels and fritted and transparent low-e-

coated insulated glass units, all fabricated by Viracon, which are arranged in a staggered pattern on all four sides (every thirdpanel is transparent). The typical panel dimension is 6 feet, 8inches by 15 feet.

Baker Metal Products provided extrusion fabrication and subassembly services, and units were later assembled at theEprata, Pennsylvania, facility of facade design/build consultantEnclos. Enclos conducted two laboratory performance mock-upsto confirm each curtain wall system’s performance, with validationincluding on-site water chamber and hose testing. Because of the college’s urban location, installers used three methods toinstall 240,000 square feet of facade: hydraulic crane, pallet stacker,and monorail systems. Enclos also provided installation services

for the building’s metal panels, canopy and soffits, louvers withsteel supports, and glass and aluminum doors.

Depending on how it is approached, the facade presents a different effect. Vertical fins with depths of 3 to 11 inches encirclethe building in bands. Finished with silver mica-flake paint on oneside and silk-screened with red dots on the other, the fins makethe building look red when seen from the east and approachedcounterclockwise. The effect connects the building with the brick facade of nearby Haaren Hall, the college’s main locationpreviously, and with North Hall, a former shoe factory building.From the other direction, aluminum and glass materials fit withthe school’s newer glass-clad neighbors on 11th Avenue.

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This year, Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas celebrated the opening of its new 265,000-square-foottechnical center in Akron, Ohio. Designed by Ohio-based SoL Harris/Day Architecture, the facility is one of the company’s three technical centers worldwide; the others are in Rome and Tokyo. The project houses a research laboratory that the tire maker uses to test new tire compounds, as well as prototypeand quality-control engineering offices and additional office space for almost 450 employees. A pedestrianbridge with custom ceramic-frit glass spans Akron’s South Main Street to connect to a new 400-car parking structure on the nearly 25-acre campus.

Built to LEED Gold specifications, the technical center does not rely on just one enclosure system tofunction efficiently. Instead, it incorporates a range of efficiency-enhancing products from Bridgestone’sFirestone Building Products division, including the S-4500 Aluminum Panel Rainscreen System, Flat-LockStainless Steel Wall Panels, UC-600 Aluminum Exposed Fastener Panels, UC 500 Aluminum Soffit Panels,S-200 Aluminum Column Covers, Aluminum Sun Screens, and LS-1 Light Shelves. Using the company’ssuite of products also helped the project stay on a tight schedule—from its February 2010 groundbreakingto its official opening in April 2012.

In addition to the light shelves and screens, reflective roofing and a vegetative roof reduce the building’scooling requirements, while an on-site cistern collects water for irrigation. A high-performance, triple-glazed facade system uses United Architectural Metals UAM 275-925 TRIPLE, a thermally broken unitizedcurtain wall system designed to accommodate Viracon's 1-3/4-inch triple-glazed units across 50,000square feet of curtain wall.

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In an arid climate like Dubai’s, a building’s enclosuresystem is its most important protection against daysthat average a high of 108 degrees in summer. This isespecially true for the world’s tallest building, the BurjKhalifa, whose 2,650-foot height is clad in more than1.8 million square feet of Guardian SunGuard SolarSilver 20 and Guardian ClimaGuard NLT Low-E glass.

The project’s glass provides an anti-glare shield forthe strong desert sun, and a high light reflectance tokeep the interior from overheating. It also withstandsextreme desert temperature swings and strong winds,all while meeting the SOM architects’ vision of a mattesilver reflective color for the building without use oftinted glass or ceramic frit.

Guardian’s first conversations with the architectsincluded discussions about glass thickness calculationsbased on wind loads, as well as calculations that tookinto consideration glass movement and temperaturedifferences between the ground floor and the top of the tower during each season. Stress on the glass caused by the temperature difference betweenproduction and installation conditions was anotherimportant consideration in determining glass thickness.

The glass is positioned vertically in the facadeframe and segmented around the tower to avoid thevisibility of small distortions that occur during theheat-strengthening process of glassmaking. (In a completely flat facade, the high reflective glass wouldshow more distortions.) Heat-strengthened glass has been subjected to a heating and cooling cycle and is typically twice as strong as annealed glass of the same thickness and configuration. Throughoutthe manufacturing and installation process, Guardianinstituted tight quality control to ensure that thebuilding’s nearly 26,000 panels would live up to thestandard of the record-breaking structure.

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ARCHITECT: SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL

LOCATION: DUBAI, UAE

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN C.S. MOTT CHILDREN’S HOSPITALANN ARBOR, MI

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How Guardian SunGuard helps improve patient care and recovery.

With light.Well-daylighted hospitals with outdoor views enhance patient care

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also improved the building’s energy effi ciency and created a

comfortable setting for children and families. The building is LEED

Certifi ed Silver. For complete performance data, project photosand other ways to Build With Light, visit SunGuardGlass.com. Or call 1-866-GuardSG (482-7374).

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ALPOLICAlpolic/fr is an advanced fire-retard-ing exterior cladding composed of a mineral-filled, fire-resistantthermoplastic core sandwichedbetween two thin metal skins. alpolic-northamerica.com

BIRDAIRTensile architecture reduces materialusage and increases daylight.Tensotherm with Lumira aerogelfabric membrane now optimizesrooftop thermal efficiencies. birdair.com

CAMBRIDGEStreamlined manufacturing andpre-engineered systems are customizable to an architect’s vision for any type of project in theUnited States and internationally.cambridgearchitectural.com

DORALCOThe custom architectural metalcompany specializes in innovativecustom metal fabrication for projects seeking LEED certification. doralco.com

FABRALThe Lancaster, PA-based metal roof and wall system manufactureris known for standing seam roofsand standing seam roofs pairedwith solar.fabral.com

FIRESTONE BUILDINGPRODUCTSThe new SunWave SMRT is a solar-powered day-lighting solutionthat brings high levels of diffusednatural light into buildings, reducinglighting energy consumption by 50 to 80 percent.firestonebpco.com

GKDThe Capital Gate Tower in AbuDhabi is clad with a GKD Tigrisstainless-steel splash that eliminatesmore than 30 percent of the sun’sheat from the building.gkdmetalfabrics.com

KALZIPKalzip is a multi-component system offering solutions and finishes for roofs, facades, and theentire building envelope.kalzip.com

RHEINZINK A range of roofs and facades madeof Rheinzink titanium zinc includemodular rainscreen panels thatallow for quick and cost-efficientinstallation.rheinzink.us

SEFAR ARCHITECTURE Vision, a metal-coated precisionfabric interlayer is typically laminat-ed within glass or other transparentmaterials to create unique aestheticdesign possibilities in facades.sefar.us

SYNTHEONThe ACCEL-E wall system combinesthe strength and performance ofcold-formed steel framing with theinsulation properties of expandedpolystyrene.syntheoninc.com/accel-e

UNI-SYSTEMSFacilitated by a team of engineers,the company’s kinetic architecturesolutions turn buildings into mechanized structures that changewith climate, need, or purpose. uni-systems.com

U.S. ALUMINUMThis subsidiary of C. R. Laurencemanufactures and supplies alu-minum curtain walls, window walls,hurricane resistant systems, blastmitigation systems, and sunshades.usalum.com

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GLASPROThe structural and architectural and glassmanufacturer has a 75,000-square-foot California fabrication facility in which to create technicallyadvanced custom glass.glas-pro.com

GUARDIAN INDUSTRIESGuardian and PythagorasSolar now manufactureand market SunGuardPhotovoltaic Glass Units(PVGU) for commercialbuildings.sunguardglass.com

OLD CASTLE GLASSFrom a major supplier ofarchitectural glass systemsand custom curtain andwindow walls, Old Castlehas evolved to providingentire integrated buildingsystems.oldcastle.com

PPGNew commercial buildingproducts include a passive-solar, low-e glass for cool climates and a self-cleaning glass for skylights,canopies, and other slopedglazing.ppg.com

SAGE This spring the Frenchglass giant Saint-Gobainacquired Sage, makers of electrochromic smartwindows that can tint and block light using only0.28 watts per square footof glass. sageglass.com

SOLADIGMBased in Milpitas, CA,Soladigm specializes ingreen building products,including the introductionof a new energy-efficientdynamic glass manufac-tured in collaboration withGuardian Industries.soladigm.com

SOUTHWALL AND PLEOTINTNew high-performanceinsulating glass is the firstto combine suspended-filmand sunlight-responsiveglazing technologies toreduce solar heat gain andincrease energy savings.southwall.com

TGP ARCHITECTURALTechnical glass productmanufacturer providesinnovative specialty glass,including the new linearself-supporting channelglass, Pilkington Profilit,and steel framing systems.tgpamerica.com

VIRACONVE-45, a new low emissivitycoating, improves the bal-ance between visible lighttransmittance, solar control,and enhanced U-values. viracon.com

W&W GLASSThe architectural glass andmetal contractor specializesin curtain walls, storefronts,entrances, ornamentalmetal, skylights, andPilkington Planar ssss structural glass systems.wwglass.com

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3-FORMA leader in design-forward“ecoresin” based materials for indoor and outdoor architectural applications,including the high-performance polymer Koda XT with 100 times theimpact strength of glassand made with 40 percentpreconsumer recycled content.3-form.com

DUPONT CORIAN AND DRI-DESIGNThe new Dri-Design WallPanel System (above) withDuPont Corian EC is exteriorcladding engineered tofacilitate innovative design,efficient installation, andsustainability.dri-design.com/corianec

ETERNIT Eter-Color is a fully compressed, autoclaved,fiber-cement panel for interior or exterior applications. The panel isthrough-colored and isavailable in a variety of formats. fibercementproducts.com

FORMICA VIVIXExterior panels for verticalapplications with a rain-screen attachment systemare offered in solid colors,patterns, and wood grainsthat withstand exposure tosunlight and weather.formica.com

KREYSLER &ASSOCIATES The California-based custom fabrication shop specializes in thedesign, engineering, andmanufacture of compositeproducts for architecture,sculpture, and industrialapplications.kreysler.com

LUMINOREA cold-spray applicationprocess applies a protectivelayer of metal over a variety of exterior facade surfaces, including concrete, fiberglass, and foam.luminore.com

PARKLEXHigh-density stratified timber facade panels useEverlook, a special overlaythat dramatically increasesthe normal life of the panel,improving UV resistanceand color stability. parklex.com

TRESPATrespa Meteon panels areideal for use in innovativeand functional ventilatedrain-screen cladding systems, on their own orin combination with othermaterials.trespa.com

COTTO D’ESTEItalian manufacturer ofporcelain stoneware floors,also makers of Keralite anultra-thin ceramic tile forcladding. cottodeste.it

LAFARGE DUCTALUltra high-performanceconcrete technologyincreases options for newand renovated facadedesigns with new shapesand finish options. ductal-lafarge.com

LAMINAMPorcelain stoneware slabs measuring1000x3000x3 mm allow for high-performance,lightweight ceramic ventilated facade designsin a range of finishes.laminam.it/en

MARAZZIPorcelain stoneware forventilated walls is availablein multiple colors andstyles; large-format tilesresist abrasion, fading,graffiti, and harsh weatherconditions.marazziarchitectural.com

NBK CERAMICThis Hunter DouglasCompany makes large-size terra-cotta rain-screen elements in custom pre-cast and baguette formations. TERRARTproduct line offers a suspended facade systemusing ventilation and pres-sure-equalizing elementsfor building envelope protection.nbk.com

PALAGIOSpecializing in turnkey rain-screen facades, the company makes terra-cotta tiles designed for easy installation withstone, porcelain, and metal on a pre-engineeredsubstructure.palagiousa.com

SHILDANShildan provides ceramicsunscreen products andenergy-efficient facades, as the exclusive NorthAmerican representative of the German terra-cottainnovator Moeding, knownfor its patented horizontalaluminum clip and attachment system.shildan.com

TAKTLNew TESL8 panels allowfor the production of uniquefacade systems available at a standard VECTR panelprice, enabling large-scalefacade patterns.taktl-llc.com

VIRACONVE-45, a new low-emissivitycoating, improves the balance between visiblelight transmittance, solarcontrol, and enhanced U-values. viracon.com

YKK AP AMERICAThe architectural productmanufacturer has introduced the YUW 750XT unitized wall system for low- to mid-rise commercial buildings to itsenerGfacade product line.ykkap.com

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