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…
Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by…
Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate chang…
California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C…
Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light, ene…
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events …
Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern arch…
3.5 billion years ago, cyanobacteria created the foundation for life on Earth by producing the oxygen basis for our atmosphere. Should we once again …
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight …
Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt to …
In order to get to a carbon neutral building stock – which is e.g. required by the EU Carbon roadmap by 2050 – our efforts need to be smart and holis…
Building skins play a pivotal role in architecture. Other than the aesthetical and architectural aspects, facades are key to the climate performance,…
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of measur…
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological re…
Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the outdoor …
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing competing …