Facade Tectonics SKINS Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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/

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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.