Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2018 Adaptive façades can improve the building’s energy efficiency and economics, through their capability to change their behaviour in real time according to indoor-outdoor parameters, by means of materials, components, and systems.
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BuildingsThe design and construction of adaptive façades have garnered increasing attention as a means to enhance the energy performance and sustainability of high-rise residential buildings.
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Main Street Revitalization: Woonsocket, RI [PDF]
, 2013 A healthy environment that utilizes local urban ecologies will positively impact the health and well being of the community. It is important to create an environment that will foster understanding and inspire learning about native plants and animals, how
Robinson, Arnold
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Methodological Approach for the Development of a Simplified Residential Building Energy Estimation in Temperate Climate [PDF]
, 2019 Energy ratings and minimum requirements for thermal envelopes and heating and air conditioning systems emerged as tools to minimize energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy e ciency and promote greater transparency with regard to
Czajkowski, Jorge Daniel +2 more
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Cost-effective analysis for selecting energy efficiency measures for refurbishment of residential buildings in Catalonia [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016. This version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This paper presents the results of a detailed method for developing cost-optimal studies for the energy refurbishment of residential
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Multi-criteria performance assessment of an adaptive kinetic photovoltaic shading system
Frontiers in Built EnvironmentThis paper presents a multi-criteria performance assessment of KineticSKIN, a climate-responsive adaptive façade system that integrates thin-film photovoltaic shading devices into bifurcated folding modules.
Ana Caroline Ghidini +2 more
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A comparative study of the energetic performance of climate adaptive facades compared to static facade design in a Mediterranean climate [PDF]
, 2016 Energy-efficient design of building façades has so far predominantly been confined to static rigid forms. Recently however, attempts have been made to design environmentally responsive façades, hereby called Climate Adaptive Façades.
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An approach for real world data modelling with the 3D terrestrial laser scanner for built environment [PDF]
, 2007 Capturing and modelling 3D information of the built environment is a big challenge. A number of techniques and technologies are now in use. These include EDM, GPS, and photogrammetric application, remote sensing and traditional building surveying ...
Arayici, Y
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Indoor Air Quality Assessment: Comparison of Ventilation Scenarios for Retrofitting Classrooms in a Hot Climate [PDF]
, 2019 Current energy e ciency policies in buildings foster the promotion of energy retrofitting of the existing stock. In southern Spain, the most extensive public sector is that of educational buildings, which is especially subject to significant internal ...
Calama-González, Carmen María +2 more
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Dynamic Thermal Adaptive Façades: A Comparative Review of Existing Taxonomies [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe development of adaptive façades with dynamic thermal behaviour represents a promising pathway to enhance building energy performance, particularly in Mediterranean climates.
Teixeira Joaquim +3 more
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