by Helen Sanders
At the Façade Tectonics Institute’s (FTI) World Congress, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, I presented the conclusion of FTI’s work outlining an above-code rating program for high-performance nonresidential façades. FTI’s research was made possible by funding
I recently experienced firsthand a Passive House Institute (PHI) certified home, 17 Mile Haus, located in Pacific Grove, California. I was invited to tour the home by the architect, Bronwyn Barry, CPHD, RA. Her creative
In the United States, we have a façade-retrofit problem—or opportunity—depending on how you look at it. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, about 2.4 million commercial buildings, approximately 40% of the commercial building stock,
Lisa Heschong, renowned daylight researcher and author of “Visual Delight in Architecture,” gave a presentation at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s (FGIA) Virtual Summer Summit to update us on new research further demonstrating the