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Evaluation on overheating risk of a typical Norwegian residential building under future extreme weather conditions [PDF]
As the temperature in the summer period in Norway has been always moderate, little study on the indoor comfort of typical Norwegian residential buildings in summer seasons can be found.
Deng, Jie +3 more
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The annual growth of energy consumption in both residential and public buildings has been established globally as been significantly increasing. Therefore, the proposed active and passive building designs are intended to provide convenience and greatly ...
Aldhi Nugraha Anantama, Agus Hariyadi
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Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality for Retrofitting Classrooms with An Egg-Crate Shading Device in A Hot Climate [PDF]
In the Mediterranean climate, a large number of educational buildings suffer from discomfort due mostly to energy-deficient thermal envelopes and a lack of cooling systems.
Calama-González, Carmen +3 more
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Optimisation of shading devices in buildings is a broadly investigated topic; however, most studies only focus on a single façade orientation, since the observed buildings are typically located in high latitude regions.
Rizki A. Mangkuto +6 more
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Exploring the potential of Smart and Multifunctional Materials in Adaptive Opaque Facade Systems
Climate Adaptive Facades are considered promising breakthroughs for the reduction of energy consumption, as energy exchange is enabled when the weather conditions offer benefits instead of threats.
Miren Juaristi +3 more
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New generation of fencing structures – dynamic / adaptive facades. Prospects of the use in Russia
Based on a review and analyses of new technology and solutions in modern facade structures, a classification of a new generation of facades has been carried out.
Alexander Spiridonov +2 more
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A Neural Theory of Attentive Visual Search: Interactions of Boundary, Surface, Spatial, and Object Representations [PDF]
Visual search data are given a unified quantitative explanation by a model of how spatial maps in the parietal cortex and object recognition categories in the inferotemporal cortex deploy attentional resources as they reciprocally interact with visual ...
Grossberg, Stephen +2 more
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Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts, the European Façade Network and the European research network COST Action TU1403 “Adaptive Facades Network” have joined forces in the organisation of the FAÇADE 2018 – Adaptive! Conference. This international scientific conference - held on November 26-27, 2018 at the culture and convention centre Lucerne
Luible, Andreas +2 more
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The adaptive façades serve as the interface between the indoor and outdoor energy of the building. Adaptive façade optimization design can improve daylighting performance, the thermal environment, view performance, and solar energy utilization efficiency,
Ping Chen, Hao Tang
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Achieving operational synergy between different adaptive façade technologies
Adaptive building facades provide variable shading, thermal insulation, and ventilation. These can be combined in a specific configuration for specific ambient and internal condition to minimise energy used to meet the comfort and well-being of building ...
H. Alkhatib +4 more
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