FTI is a non-profit member organization intent on moving buildings an urban habitat toward resilience and sustainability goals by leveraging the pervasive influence of the building skin.
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 first episode of our Terracotta Series in this SKINS ACAW Special Edition. In this episode we discuss The Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW).
Welcome to the introduction episode of our Terracotta Series in this SKINS ACAW Special Edition with guest host Omar Khan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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: Recognize the difference between sustainability and resilience. Learn about engineered versus natural resilience of buildings. Learn about the importance of passive survivability of buildings. Identify ways in which buildings will have to change to meet Net Zero goals. 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 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.
This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.Special guests Jennifer O'Connor from Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, Anthony Pak from Priopta, and Stacy Smedley from Skanska 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.
Special guests Graham Finch, Senior Building Science Specialist at RDH Building Science, and Vincent Davenport from EllisDon's Construction Sciences Group join us to discuss the importance of digital tools and prefabrication.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.
This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.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+ Facade Tectonics InstituteLearn more about Delta Land Development's Earth Tower competition.
This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.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+ Facade Tectonics InstitutePurchase Reglazing Modernism.Learn more about Docomomo International and Docomomo US.
This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA and Kuraray America. 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. Join us for Facades Month August 5-27:Register for the Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress.Register for the educational workshop series.
This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA and Kuraray America. 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 Read Rebecca's paper. Join us for Facades Month August 5-27:Register for the Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress.Register for the educational workshop series.
This episode is brought to you by Schüco USA.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 InstituteRead Eric's paper.Learn more about the project.Join us for Facades Month August 5-27:Register for the Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress.Register for the educational workshop series.
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. Join us for Facades Month August 5-27:Register for the Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress.Register for the educational workshop series.___This podcast was brought to you by the 2020 World Congress sponsors:Schüco USAKuraray AmericaPohl FacadesTechnoform North AmericaWalter P MooreRoschmann GroupPermasteelisa North AmericaCadMakersClark PacificEastmanMetawellSikaSto CorpValmontZak World of FacadesEckersley O’CallaghanTriPyramidW&W GlassClark ConstructionDOWUbiquitous EnergyAVRO Consult Engineering PCBelzberg ArchitectsPainters and Allied TradesMorrison HershfieldPCI WestSentech Architectural SystemsSimpson Gumpertz & HegerVentanaViraconWJE
Special guests Steve Selkowitz of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (https://www.lbl.gov/) and Marc Lafrance of the Department of Energy (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/)Hosted by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+ Facade Tectonics Institute (https://facadetectonics.org/)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 USAKuraray AmericaPohl FacadesTechnoform North AmericaWalter P MooreRoschmann GroupPermasteelisa North AmericaCadMakersClark PacificEastmanMetawellSikaSto CorpValmontZak World of FacadesEckersley O’CallaghanTriPyramidW&W GlassClark ConstructionDOWUbiquitous EnergyAVRO Consult Engineering PCBelzberg ArchitectsPainters and Allied TradesMorrison HershfieldPCI WestSentech Architectural SystemsSimpson Gumpertz & HegerVentanaViraconWJE
Special guests Keith Boswell, Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Peter Weismantle of Adrian Smith + Gordon GillHosted 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 USAKuraray AmericaPohl FacadesTechnoform North AmericaCadMakersClark PacificEastmanMetawellSikaValmontZak World of FacadesEckersley O’CallaghanPermasteelisa North AmericaRoschmann GroupWalter P MooreTriPyramidW&W GlassClark ConstructionDOWUbiquitous EnergyAVRO Consult Engineering PCBelzberg ArchitectsPainters and Allied TradesMorrison HershfieldPCI WestSentech Architectural SystemsSimpson Gumpertz & HegerVentanaViraconWJE
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.We hope you'll enjoy the episode and share your feedback! To learn more about FTI and to contact us, please visit our website.
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