Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes
Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope wil…
68 results
-
-
Reconfigurable Terracotta Facade
The traditional building facade as a permanent construction does not actively respond to the differing needs from varying weather conditions. Convent…
-
Thermal Stress Analysis in Glass
The use of glass in windows and curtain walls in residential as well as in commercial buildings needs to be designed very carefully. In addition to t…
-
A Burning Question Revisited
In recent decades the use of unitized glazing systems has become increasingly common especially for high-rise construction. The opaque panels in unit…
-
Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint …
-
An Energy-harvesting Building Facade
In order to reduce energy consumption throughout the whole life-cycle of buildings and increase the comfort performance of building sectors, an energ…
-
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 …
-
A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade
Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations hav…
-
Effect of Thermal Bridging on Buildings' Energy Performance
Heat transfer through building facades can occur by any combinations of conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Conductive heat transfer depends on…
-
Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design
Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural requireme…
-
Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building …
-
Transfer Topologies
This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design. Th…
-
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…
-
Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency
With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing competing …
-
Building Scale Mock-up
Until recently, Google has occupied buildings that were designed for others and modified the interiors to suit its needs. Many of the improvements we…
-
Smart Colored Window Technology
Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been exp…
-
Facade Technology in Educational Methodology
With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design proje…
-
Performance-based Facade Framework
Buildings have a considerable impact on the environment, and it is crucial to consider environmental and energy performance in building design. Build…
-
Thermal Analysis of Complex Glazing
The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately dete…
-
The Thermal Blanket Concept
This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of open…