AEI 2013 : Building Solutions for Architectural Engineering

Proceedings of the 2013 Architectural Engineering Conference, held in State College, Pennsylvania, April 3-5, 2013. Sponsored by the Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE.AEI 2013: Building Solutions for Architectural Engineering contains 99 papers covering a broad range of new and relevant issues in architectural engineering. Topics include: energy efficiency and sustainability; daylighting and building illumination systems; innovative building materials and high performance building systems; building failures, forensics, and retrofit; architectural engineering education trends; BIM and IT systems for building design and construction. This proceedings will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in the field of architectural engineering.