Investigation of the energy performance of a novel modular solar building envelope [PDF]
, 2017 The major challenges for the integration of solar collecting devices into a building envelope are related to the poor aesthetic view of the appearance of buildings in addition to the low efficiency in collection, transportation, and utilization of the ...
Jin, Hong +4 more
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Cool marble building envelopes. The effect of aging on energy performance and aesthetics [PDF]
, 2016 Marble envelopes represent a relatively common architectural solution used in variety of historic, modern and contemporary building facades. White marble envelopes have been shown to reduce solar heat gains, while improving indoor thermal comfort and ...
Cotana, Franco +5 more
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The mathematical simulation of the temperature fields of building envelopes under permanent frozen soil conditions [PDF]
, 2003 The physical-mathematical model of the thermal state of the aired technical underground taking into account the air exchange and design features of construction under permanent frozen soil conditions has been suggested.
M V Anisimov +22 more
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Adaptive building envelopes of multistory buildings as an example of high performance building skins
Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2019 Recently developed generation of high-performance skins greatly leads to the emersion of innovative manufactures integrating real-time environmental response, enhanced materials, dynamic automation with built in microprocessors, wireless sensors and ...
Hadeer Samir Mohamed Shahin
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Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2020 Phase change material (PCM) integrated with building envelopes could enhance thermal storage performance of building envelopes significantly. Due to the variable physical property of PCM, the thermal performance of PCM envelopes is different from ...
Yuhao Qiao +4 more
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Modelling and numerical simulation of fire in a coffee storage hall [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 An approach for modelling of fire in halls at solid materials burning, based on gas phase combustion models in ANSYS/CFX, is proposed. The models are suitable for quick prediction of the flue gases distribution and thermal loads on the building envelopes
Krumov Kalin +3 more
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Thermal inertia of hollow wall blocks: actual behavior and myths [PDF]
, 2015 In the context of growing requirements to save energy in buildings and high objectives for Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) in Europe, strong emphasis is placed on the thermal performance of building envelopes, and in particular on thermal inertia to ...
Cianfrini, Marta +4 more
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Multi-objective optimisation of bio-based thermal insulation materials in building envelopes considering condensation risk [PDF]
, 2018 The reduction in energy demand for heating and cooling with insulation materials increases the material related environmental impact. Thus, implementing low embodied energy materials may equilibrate this trade-off.
Boer, Dieter +5 more
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Development and Behavior of a Thin Fitting Connection for Lamination with Structural PVB
Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, 2022 Intended for the construction of a double curved, frameless modular glass shell demonstrator, a stainless steel fitting connection with a trapezoidal, thin sheet laminated into the interstice of two-ply safety glass has been developed.
Thiemo Fildhuth +4 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 This paper focuses on energy consumption for heating single layer building envelopes, used in conditions of intermittent heating in different physical and mechanical and thermophysical parameters of construction materials.
Vytchikov Yury +2 more
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