Front and Transsolar to Conduct Workshop at the Facades+ Conference in New York

Vishwadeep Deo & Brandon Andow of Front will be collaborating with Krista Palen & Adrian Turcato of Transsolar to conduct the workshop, “Facades for Life: KlimaEngineering Considerations for Supporting Plant Life in Buildings,” at the Facades+ conference on Friday April 7th. Plants thrive outside. The workshop aims to deconstruct the factuality of these three words using an interactive session that will discuss considerations, challenges and tools important for designing enclosure for plant intensive spaces. The workshop will explore the notion that successfully including plants into buildings requires a deliberate design of a façade system that allows them to thrive without compromising human comfort or operating costs. Attendees will learn strategies for balancing plant requirements for light with human comfort by a direct manipulation of façade thermal and solar control properties. We will evaluate the role passive and active systems play, as well as develop the concept of enclosure materials as controllable design parameters. The workshop will include discussion of concepts, case studies, as well as example design process considering occupant comfort, enclosure performance and energy consumption while promoting plant life. For more information, see the workshop schedule here.