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Associate Professor Ajla Aksamija continues to share her research in design and teaching about high-performance facades through articles and presentations. This April she published, "Thermal, Energy and Daylight Analysis of Different Types of Double Skin Facades in Various Climates" in the Journal of Facade Design and Engineering and presented, "Experimental Study on Integration of Thermoelectric Materials in Exterior Walls for Heating and Cooling in High-Performance Buildings" at the Building Enclosure Science and Technology (BEST) 5 Conference in Philadelphia, organized by the National Institute of Building Sciences. This collaborative research project between Department of Architecture and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UMass focuses on innovative, smart facade systems that utilize thermal gradient between the exterior and interior environment to generate heating and cooling.

Aksamija also shared her paper titled, "Integrating Innovations in Architecture" as part of the AIA Chris Kelley Leadership Program in Miami, which works to prepare emerging professionals for leadership roles in architecture and, "Facade Research and Education" as part of the Facade Forum at Jefferson University in Philadelphia. This paper presented research relating to facades and the strategies for integrating design, research, and building technology topics in educational programs. She was the only educator from the U.S., the other academic presenters were from major European universities that have extremely strong programs focusing on building facades.