Building Fa?ade has various functions, not only being suitable for placing additional seismic reinforce elements, but affecting on architectural appearance and running energy efficiency. For improving all of these performances, the authors have proposed the concept of “Integrated Fa?ade”, which treats structural design, fa?ade design and environmental design combined together, including improvements on seismic performances using seismic energy dissipation devices. The practical application of this concept to the 40-years aged building is reported, which requires improvement in seismic performance allowing continuous tenant occupancy along the retrofit works.
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