ICAE 2025: 19. International Conference on Architectural Engineering

Building Envelope
Curtain wall design and retrofit
Dynamic façade systems
Innovative products for curtain walls
Policy and incentives for high performance design
Service life and construction criteria
Solar design
Structural sealant glazing systems
Thermal behavior and design
Transparency, photovaltaics, "smart glass"
Wind-borne debris resistant curtain walls
Building Materials
Building sustainability
Composite and innovative materials in buildings
Polymer composites
Properties of materials (creep, durability, etc.)
Building Structural Systems
Blast design methods for buildings
Connections and anchors
Design guides, codes and standards
Design to resist wind loads
Earthquake design and retrofit
Progressive collapse methods
Structural characterization and validation
Structural design of buildings for serviceability
Structural modeling and analysis
Vibration and deflection control and serviceability
Building Mechanical Systems
Bio fuel cells in building design
Building energy performance
Chilled beams and retrofitted induction unit technology
Commissioning
Control systems
Innovative heating and cooling technologies
Retrofit of mechanical systems within existing buildings
Integrated Systems
Carbon neutral, net-zero-energy, zero-carbon and self-sustaining buildings
Controls systems
Design process visualization and integration
Performance-based engineering
Smart buildings and urban environments
Building Electrical and Power Systems
Distributed generation and cogeneration
Energy harvesting from non-traditional sources
Integration of fire protection, egress and communication systems
Powering low demand devices
Strategic planning for integration and optimization of flows
Sustainable energy initiatives
Building Security
Building security assessment
Building security standards
Continuity of operations
HVAC security design
New sustainable materials in fire and life safety systems
Protection of buildings from chemical and biological threats
Rapid alert systems for building occupants (dynamic route guidance systems, integrated audio/video technology, wireless systems)
Security for critical infrastructure protection
Sheltering in place
Architectural Systems/ Interior Design
Acoustics
Fire Protection Systems and smoke containment
Healthier and safer buildings for families with children
Improve the social-communal experience of occupants
Integration of buildings in historic urban districts
Design and Construction Process and Management
Building integration solutions
Construction project control
Cost and economics considerations
FIAPP, BIM, Interoperability
Front-end planning for buildings
Life-cycle perspective and cost analysis
New construction methods and systems for complex projects
Operational service considerations in facility management
Performance of constructed facilities
Planning: methods and applications
Productivity studies
QA/QC testing
Strategies to increase the speed of construction
Forensics and Multi-Hazard Engineering
Behavior of facilities during extreme events
Building failures: structures, foundations, envelope
Building robustness studies
Field investigations and lessons learned
Multi-hazard reliability and risk assessment
Reliability issues