Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool
Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by…
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Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort
Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its effect…
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Adaptive Facades
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries …
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Thermal Comfort Assessment of Multi-Zone Electrochromic Window
Access to natural daylight and connection to the outdoor environment is one of the key elements of contemporary architecture. This design concept is …
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Blast Performance of TSSA
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual obstr…
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Kinetic Solar Envelope
Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental impact,…
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Infinite Panel System
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
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Daylighting Parametric Workflows Used for Adaptive Reuse
Daylighting & Solar Glare control, which affect both the energy consumption of the building as well as the comfort of the occupants, become rathe…
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Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements
Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern arch…