Tag: Façade
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Façade Experts Highlight Benefits of Early Testing at FGIA
Two façade professionals provided expert insight at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) 2025 Fall Conference exploring what happens when the design assumptions of a façade do not fully match its behavior in the field. James Higgins and Gijsbert Libourel (RDH Building Science) presented “Beyond the Numbers | Testing the Truth Behind Curtain Wall…
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Beyond Curb Appeal: How Façade Cleaning Extends Lifespan
Commercial and residential buildings alike face a constant battle against time, weather, and pollution. Nowhere is that truer than in dense urban environments such as New York City, where glass towers rise beside stone landmarks and every surface is exposed to the city’s year-round mix of soot, rain, and temperature swings. Regular façade maintenance is…
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How did Everton Stadium save £300k on facade installation?
In this webinar, Prodtex’s James Wilkinson-Brown and Soufian Saihi will take attendees behind the scenes of the Everton Stadium facade installation project at Bramley-Moore Dock. They’ll show how the project team captured the planned process, evaluated clashes and assembly sequences, optimised lifting strategies, and even engaged operators through VR sessions, all before installation began. View…
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Façade Tectonics Joins NGA Blueprint Program at GlassBuild
The Façade Tectonics Institute (FTI) will bring its expertise in high-performance façade design to GlassBuild America 2025, joining the Blueprint for Collaboration program—an architect-focused, AIA-accredited education track hosted by the National Glass Association (NGA), GlassBuild America show organizer. Blueprint for Collaboration provides ongoing education for architects and others in the building industry, with a full…
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WSP reinvents facade design with GRETA
A parametric tool developed by WSP to streamline facade analysis and optimise energy performance won the Design Innovation category at the Digital Construction Awards 2025. The WSP team collect their trophy from Karolina Orecchini of Digital Construction Week (far left), Vicki Reynolds of ONE Creative Environments (second left) and Sally Phillips (far right) (Photo ©…
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Nordic Façade Forum Helsinki 2025
World-Class Experts Gather in Finland to Shape the Future of Façade Design The Nordic Façade Forum, a premier one-day seminar dedicated to the future of façade construction, will bring together the world’s most experienced experts in Helsinki on June 9, 2025. This exclusive event will explore the latest advancements in sustainability, design, material innovation, energy…