Facade
What is a Ventilated Facade?
A Ventilated façade is an external light weight cladding material which forms the building envelope design. There is a ventilated...
Green building use algae-covered walls facades for heating
Green building engineers are using microalgae to heat or cool an apartment complex in the German commercial hub of Hamburg...
Challenges Faced During High Rise Facade Construction
The race for high rise buildings began in the nineteenth century in New York and Chicago, as demand for land...
FIRE SAFETY IN FACADES – Myths & Realities
Fire at Kalina building, short circuit suspected April 08, 2011 Location: Diamond Square, Mumbai Number of Casualties: None Time to...
Utilising facades to generate power
C.F. Møller has designed a school in Copenhagen, Denmark, incorporating 10 solar panels for every student it can accommodate. The design of...
Lane 189’s Dynamism in Facade Design
Project: Lane 189 Client: CITIC Capital, Shanghai Location: Putuo District, Shanghai, China Architects: UNStudio, Netherlands A shopping centre in Shanghai...
Façade with Corian Elements for Microsoft’s Munich Headquarters
Munich is home to Microsoft’s new headquarters in Germany. The design has been done by Munich based architectural office, GSP...
CTBUH Embarked on a Project Studying Cyclone-Glazing and Façade Resilience
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has received $85,800 in funding from Trosifol to embark on an important...
What is Façade Engineering?
Façade Design is one of the most important features of building architecture and the Elevation design always decides the overall...
Meyer Burger supplies PV modules for ‘solar façade’ of Swiss Krono building
The Swiss Krono building has been adorned by high-performance solar modules made by Swiss technology group Meyer Burger, giving it...
