The sustainability of adaptive envelopes: developments of kinetic architecture

M Barozzi, J Lienhard, A Zanelli, C Monticelli - Procedia Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper presents an overview of adaptable envelopes and shading systems applied in
contemporary architecture; it offers a study of different design approaches and a brief …

[图书][B] Prefab architecture: A guide to modular design and construction

RE Smith - 2010 - books.google.com
" Prefab Architecture... is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about
pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than'Prefabrication 101.'It is the Joy of …

A systematic review of Prefabricated Enclosure Wall Panel Systems: Focus on technology driven for performance requirements

GC Lopes, R Vicente, M Azenha, TM Ferreira - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Building envelopes are perhaps the most influencing players on assuring indoor comfort
conditions, in alliance with their impact on the sustainability and energy-efficiency of the …

[图书][B] Architecture follows nature-biomimetic principles for innovative design

I Mazzoleni - 2013 - books.google.com
This full-color volume proposes an innovative methodology that uses the functional aspects
of nature to inspire improvements in building design and form, encouraging designers to …

Optimal operation of a south double-skin facade

E Gratia, A De Herde - Energy and Buildings, 2004 - Elsevier
There is an increasing demand for higher quality office buildings. Occupants and developers
of office buildings ask for a healthy and stimulating working environment. Double-skin …

[图书][B] UnDoing buildings: Adaptive reuse and cultural memory

S Stone - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
UnDoing Buildings: Adaptive Reuse and Cultural Memory discusses one of the greatest
challenges for twenty-first-century society: what is to be done with the huge stock of existing …

Greenhouse effect in double-skin facade

E Gratia, A De Herde - Energy and buildings, 2007 - Elsevier
In these last years, a great deal of interest has been devoted to double-skin facades due to
the advantages claimed by this technology (in terms of energy saving in the cold season …

Natural cooling strategies efficiency in an office building with a double-skin façade

E Gratia, A De Herde - Energy and buildings, 2004 - Elsevier
In these last years, a great deal of interest has been devoted to double-skin façades due to
the advantages claimed by this technology (in terms of energy saving in the cold season …

Natural ventilation in a double-skin facade

E Gratia, A De Herde - Energy and buildings, 2004 - Elsevier
Double-skin facades are assuming an ever-greater importance in modern building practice.
There is an increasing demand for higher quality office buildings. Occupants and developers …

[图书][B] Kinetic architecture: design for active envelopes

C Linn - 2014 - books.google.com
A shift in the architecture industry's focus in the last 20 years toward ecological concerns,
long-term value, and user comfort has coincided with significant new developments in digital …