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Re-engagement: Achieving a Higher Level of Integration through Facade Design

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True
Structural
Integra>on
 •  Structure
that
truly
reflects
the
natural
ven9la9on
program,
the
need
for
 cavity
floors
for
chases,
services,
data,
and
future
building
modifica9ons.
 •  Upstand
beams,
an
unusual
structural
solu9on,
slabs
hung
from
beams
 •  Allows
airflow
across
the
boeom

of
the
cooling
thermal
mass

 •  Slabs
with
integrated
sensors
as
part
of
the
B.A.S.
system
 •  Cast
in
Place
Halfen
Channel
anchors
for
truly
4
way
adjustment
 •  Thick
concrete
columns
&
special
waved
slabs
for
thermal
mass

Isolated
Thermal
Mass

Unrestricted
 Airflow

Services

Restricted

 Airflow

Thermal
Mass

Upstand
Beam
 Integrated Building Envelopes

Downstand

 Beam


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