Facade Tectonics SKINS Podcast (Facade Tectonics Institute)

Special guests Jennifer O'Connor from Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, Anthony Pak from Priopta, and Stacy Smedley from Building Transparency join us to discuss embodied carbon.

Co-hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+ Facade Tectonics Institute and Ted Kesik, PhD University of Toronto. Learn more about the Carbon Leadership Forum. This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify the stages that constitute the definition of embodied carbon
2. Recognize the importance of life cycle assessments.
3. Identify tools that evaluate the effects of carbon emission.
4. Learn about Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for products.
5. Distinguish between the operational carbon emissions from embodied carbon in buildings.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

On this podcast members of FTI’s embodied carbon group discuss the issue of carbon emissions in façade design. Buildings account for 39% of worldwide emissions, in this discussion the group points toward actions to reduce both operational and embodied carbon emissions in the built environment.

Welcome to the first episode of our Terracotta Series in this SKINS ACAW Special Edition.

In this episode we discuss ACAW as Industry Research & Development.

Welcome to the introduction episode of our Terracotta Series in this SKINS ACAW Special Edition with guest host Omar Khan.

118 authors managed to navigate a blind peer review process, many for the first time, administered by the Institute's Scientific, Artistic & Technical Review Committee. Four of these papers were selected by committee chairs professors Doug Noble and Karen Kensek at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. We will be interviewing these authors over the next four weeks leading up to the World Congress where all 118 papers will be presented. The presentations sessions are the centerpiece of Facades Month, August 2020, and will take place on consecutive Wednesdays in August with additional workshops held on Thursdays. Please join us in celebrating these authors!

Today, we invite you to tune in to the third episode of the series with Rebecca Hartwell, PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge, who will be speaking about her winning paper, "End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design: A disassembly framework for assessing the environmental reclamation potential of facade systems."

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA and Kuraray America.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

118 authors managed to navigate a blind peer review process, many for the first time, administered by the Institute's Scientific, Artistic & Technical Review Committee. Four of these papers were selected by committee chairs professors Doug Noble and Karen Kensek at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. We will be interviewing these authors over the next four weeks leading up to the World Congress where all 118 papers will be presented. The presentations sessions are the centerpiece of Facades Month, August 2020, and will take place on consecutive Wednesdays in August with additional workshops held on Thursdays. Please join us in celebrating these authors!

Today, we invite you to tune in to the first episode of the series with Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Technical Director at Gensler, who will be speaking about his winning paper, "The First Triple Certified Facade: Merging sustainability and Building well-being."

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

• Read Stephen's paper.
• Watch the project video.
• Learn more about the project.

This podcast was brought to you by the 2020 World Congress sponsors:

Schüco USA, Kuraray America, Pohl Facades, Technoform North America, Walter P Moore, Roschmann Group, Permasteelisa North America, CadMakers, Clark Pacific, Eastman, Metawell, Sika, Valmont, Zak World of Facades, Eckersley O’Callaghan, TriPyramid, W&W Glass, Clark Construction, DOW, Ubiquitous Energy, AVRO Consult Engineering PC, Belzberg Architects, Painters and Allied Trades, Morrison Hershfield, PCI West, Sentech Architectural Systems, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Ventana, Viracon, WJE

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Adaeze Cadet AIA, the first woman to hold a design principal at HOK Los Angeles, addresses project quality and equity at the firm. This episode is hosted by Dahmahlee Lawrence, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB of Perkins & Will.

Building Equity into Architecture This podcast series addresses equity in its physical form through communication and connection with the communities in which the projects are located. Join moderators Dahmahlee Lawrence and Alex Blakeslee as they probe topics related to affordable housing, sustainability, and materiality.

Special guests Keith Boswell, Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Peter Weismantle of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+ Facade Tectonics Institute (https://facadetectonics.org/)

This podcast was brought to you by the 2020 World Congress sponsors:

Schüco USA, Kuraray America, Pohl Facades, Technoform North America, CadMakers, Clark Pacific, Eastman, Metawell, Sika, Valmont, Zak World of Facades, Eckersley O’Callaghan, Permasteelisa North America, Roschmann Group, Walter P Moore, TriPyramid, W&W Glass, Clark Construction, DOW, Ubiquitous Energy, AVRO Consult Engineering PC, Belzberg Architects, Painters and Allied Trades, Morrison Hershfield, PCI West, Sentech Architectural Systems, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Ventana, Viracon, WJE

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU|HSW credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify different types of building owners and their aspirational requirements.
2. Learn about the use of integrated photovoltaics in the vertical façade of a tall building, including the FKI Headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
3. Learn about the application of the principles of physics to building design.
4. Recognize the role of different disciplines on the design team to propose efficiencies in design and operation of the building.
5. Consider the pros and cons of renovations of current building stock versus new construction and the expected life of a tall building.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

Special guests Graham Finch, Senior Building Science Specialist at RDH Building Science, and Vincent Davenport from EllisDon's Construction Sciences Group join us to explore the relevance, issues and developments of modular prefabrication and offsite construction practices.

Co-hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+ Facade Tectonics Institute and Ted Kesik, PhD University of Toronto.

Learn more about the S478 Standard for Durability in Buildings. Learn more about Katerra modular offsite construction.

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Learn about site-built design challenges for mid- and high-rise buildings, including accessibility, energy codes, and the use of mass timber.
2. Identify the pros and cons of full-scale mock up testing.
3. Learn how energy code requirements are pushing the development of prefabricated facade systems.
4. Learn how commissioning helps to minimize risks associated with the building envelope.
5. Identify benefits associated with off-site manufacturing of prefabricated facade systems.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

Special guests Uta Pottgiesser of TU Delft and Angel Ayón of AYON Studio Architecture and Preservation join us to talk about their recent book, Reglazing Modernism: Intervention Strategies for 20th-century Icons, where they explore facade intervention strategies on Modern-era buildings through international case studies. Glazed facades are recognized as a defining characteristic of Modern architecture and directly linked to the “poor performance and limited longevity” characteristic of these buildings.

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

Purchase Reglazing Modernism.

Learn more about Docomomo International and Docomomo US.

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Become familiar with the nonprofit documentation and conservation organization, Docomomo.
2. Identify the challenges that pre- and post-war buildings face to improve performance.
3. Identify different strategies that can be considered to preserve heritage buildings.
4. Learn about projects through case studies of projects in the United States and Europe.
5. Identify different participants in the process of preservation.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

Welcome to the first episode of our Terracotta Series in this SKINS ACAW Special Edition.

In this episode we discuss The Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW).

118 authors managed to navigate a blind peer review process, many for the first time, administered by the Institute's Scientific, Artistic & Technical Review Committee. Four of these papers were selected by committee chairs professors Doug Noble and Karen Kensek at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. We will be interviewing these authors over the next four weeks leading up to the World Congress where all 118 papers will be presented. The presentations sessions are the centerpiece of Facades Month, August 2020, and will take place on consecutive Wednesdays in August with additional workshops held on Thursdays. Please join us in celebrating these authors!

Today, we invite you to tune in to the final episode of the series with Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa. at Knippers Helbig GmbH, who will be speaking about his winning paper, "The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA: Design & Engineering of the Iconic Spherical Shell."

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

• Read Roman's paper.
• Learn more about the project.

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA and Kuraray America.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA of the Parsons School of Design joins us to address and discuss diversity and inclusion in the architectural profession. This episode is hosted by Alexandra Blakeslee of TECHNOFORM.

Please visit the episode page for show notes and references: https://www.facadetectonics.org/podcasts/episode-14-diversity-inclusion-in-the-architectural-profession

The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to launch our long-awaited podcast series, starting with Episode 01: Passive House, a moderated discussion between Lois Arena, Director of Passive House Services at Steven Winter Associates and Spencer Culhane, Senior Building Envelope Specialist at Schüco USA. The discussion is moderated by FTI's Immediate Past President and Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration Mic Patterson. This episode provides listeners with an understanding of Passive House as it relates to the AECO industry while acknowledging the controversy and speculation that has been so prominently demonstrated by leading organizations.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU|HSW credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify the design principles around passive housing.
2. Learn about high performance windows and doors and the management of solar heat gain.
3. Recognize the importance of natural ventilation for occupant comfort.
4. Identify factors that are considered in passive house modeling.
5. Distinguish between conventional curtainwalls and those designed specifically to meet passive house design principles.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

Carlton Brown, a principal at Direct Invest, discusses affordable housing and green building with a discussion focused on 1400 Fifth Avenue in New York. This episode is hosted by Alexandra Blakeslee of TECHNOFORM.

Building Equity into Architecture This podcast series addresses equity in its physical form through communication and connection with the communities in which the projects are located. Join moderators Dahmahlee Lawrence and Alex Blakeslee as they probe topics related to affordable housing, sustainability, and materiality.

Dwayne Smith Alexander, an architectural designer at Urban Architectural Initiatives shared his experience with The Brotherhood Sister Sol project in Harlem. This episode is hosted by Dahmahlee Lawrence, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB of Perkins & Will.

Building Equity into Architecture This podcast series addresses equity in its physical form through communication and connection with the communities in which the projects are located. Join moderators Dahmahlee Lawrence and Alex Blakeslee as they probe topics related to affordable housing, sustainability, and materiality.

Special guests David De Rose from Synergy Partners and Jennifer Sze from Vidaris join us to discuss maintenance, inspection, and service life of building facades.

Co-hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+ Facade Tectonics Institute and Ted Kesik, PhD University of Toronto.

Learn more about the CSA S478-2019 Standard. View/Download Ted's Tower Renewal Guidelines.

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Recognize the importance of the facade as a passive system in buildings.
2. Identify methods of maintaining facades over time.
3. Learn about the facade inspection program in the City of New York.
4. Learn about service life requirements of buildings based on the CSA S478 Service Life standard.
5. Identify the relationship between design and constructability of facade systems.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

Chris Sharples of SHoP Architects joins us to discuss forced labor in the design and construction supply chain. This episode is hosted by Dahmahlee Lawrence, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB of Perkins & Will.

Please visit the episode page for show notes and references: https://www.facadetectonics.org/podcasts/episode-15-forced-labor-in-the-design-construction-supply-chain

with special guests

Rives T. Taylor FAIA, LEED® Fellow and Gail Napell AIA LEED AP BD+C from Gensler

co-hosted by 

Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+ Facade Tectonics Institute and Ted Kesik, PhD University of Toronto

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Recognize the difference between sustainability and resilience.
2. Learn about engineered versus natural resilience of buildings.
3. Learn about the importance of passive survivability of buildings.
4. Identify ways in which buildings will have to change to meet Net Zero goals.
5. Learn about the benefits associated with operable windows compared to fixed glazing in buildings.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

Special guests Steve Selkowitz of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Marc Lafrance of the Department of Energy.

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

Learn more about how to get involved with the DOE: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/

This podcast was brought to you by the 2020 World Congress sponsors:

Schüco USA, Kuraray America, Pohl Facades, Technoform North America, Walter P Moore, Roschmann Group, Permasteelisa North America, CadMakers, Clark Pacific, Eastman, Metawell, Sika, Valmont, Zak World of Facades, Eckersley O’Callaghan, TriPyramid, W&W Glass, Clark Construction, DOW, Ubiquitous Energy, AVRO Consult Engineering PC, Belzberg Architects, Painters and Allied Trades, Morrison Hershfield, PCI West, Sentech Architectural Systems, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Ventana, Viracon, WJE

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU|HSW credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify different programs sponsored by the Department of Energy, including the Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings program.
2. Learn about the types of energy-saving products that have been tested by LBNL for use in residential and commercial buildings.
3. Learn about the tools developed by LBL to model window performance, including Window, Therm, and Radiance.
4. Recognize the challenges around consumer acceptance of high performance products.
5. Consider the importance of collaboration between the fenestration industry and the Department of Energy.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.

118 authors managed to navigate a blind peer review process, many for the first time, administered by the Institute's Scientific, Artistic & Technical Review Committee. Four of these papers were selected by committee chairs professors Doug Noble and Karen Kensek at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. We will be interviewing these authors over the next four weeks leading up to the World Congress where all 118 papers will be presented. The presentations sessions are the centerpiece of Facades Month, August 2020, and will take place on consecutive Wednesdays in August with additional workshops held on Thursdays. Please join us in celebrating these authors!

Today, we invite you to tune in to the second episode of the series with Eric Haas, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal at DSH // Architecture, who will be speaking about his winning paper, "Put Your Sweater On! A Case for Low Performance."

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

• Read Eric's paper.
• Learn more about the project.

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Juan Gabriel Moreno, president and founder of JGMA Architects, shares his experience with the Kleo Art Residences on the Southside of Chicago. This episode is hosted by Dahmahlee Lawrence, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB of Perkins & Will.

Building Equity into Architecture This podcast series addresses equity in its physical form through communication and connection with the communities in which the projects are located. Join moderators Dahmahlee Lawrence and Alex Blakeslee as they probe topics related to affordable housing, sustainability, and materiality.

Special guest Ted Kesik, PhD, Professor of Building Science at the University of Toronto, joins us to discuss everything from digital workflows and durability to embodied  carbon and resilience.

Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration at the Facade Tectonics Institute

Learn more about Delta Land Development's Earth Tower competition.

This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.

Learn more about FTI: https://www.facadetectonics.org/

Support our mission by becoming a member: https://www.facadetectonics.org/membership

Continuing Education (members only)

FTI members are eligible to earn one (1) AIA LU|HSW credit for this episode.

Learning objectives:

1. Learn why digital work flow and off-site manufacturing contributes to higher quality installations and shorter timelines.
2. Identify the importance of embodied carbon related to building construction.
3. Learn about the fabrication of mass timber and its advantages in construction.
4. Learn about the Earth Tower facade competition that is sponsored by Delta Land Development.
5. Understand the importance of modeling thermal resistance in buildings and the connection to human comfort.

To receive credit, complete the course evaluation with the correct answers. If your answers are incorrect after submitting the first time, please correct them and resubmit the form. Your form must show 100% accuracy before we can process your credit.