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An assessment of the load modifying potential of model predictive controlled dynamic facades within the California context [PDF]
Energy and Buildings, 2020 California is making major strides towards meeting its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals with the transformation of its electrical grid to accommodate renewable generation, aggressive promotion of building energy efficiency, and increased emphasis ...
Blum, DH, Gehbauer, C, Lee, ES, Wang, T
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Deep learning for crack detection on masonry façades using limited data and transfer learning
Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 Crack detection in masonry façades is a crucial task for ensuring the safety and longevity of buildings. However, traditional methods are often time-consuming, expensive, and labour-intensive.
Stamos Katsigiannis +3 more
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What makes a façade beautiful?
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2021 The aesthetic of our built environment is perceived as an important aspect to consider for the design of human-centred cities, but a problem quickly arises in the presence of clashing conceptions of what we understand to be aesthetically pleasing.
Alejandro Prieto, Mimi Oldenhave
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Adaptive Façades: Review of Designs, Performance Evaluation, and Control Systems
Buildings, 2022 Adaptive building envelope systems can manage energy and mass transformation between indoor and outdoor environments, which contributes to the achievement of environmental benefits via reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission while ...
Xi Zhang +3 more
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Architectural Science Review, 2022 The ‘visual attractiveness’ of a building façade refers to the extent to which it provokes an immediate or ‘pre-attentive’ physiological response. Two factors that can shape this response are ‘visual complexity’ and ‘strength of attraction’.
J. H. Lee, Michael J. Ostwald
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Energies, 2022 A change in thinking has been ongoing in the architecture and building industry in response to growing concern over the role of the building industry in the excessive consumption of energy and its devastating effects on the natural environment.
Ali M. A. Faragalla, S. Asadi
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Buildings, 2023 Residential buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) contribute to nearly half of the overall electricity consumption in the building stock, highlighting their significant role in energy consumption.
Ahmed Felimban +2 more
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Effects of Façades on Urban Acoustic Environment and Soundscape: A Systematic Review
Sustainability, 2022 Façades cover a significant amount of surfaces in cities and are in constant interaction with the acoustic environment. Noise pollution is one of the most concerning burdens for public health and wellbeing; however, façade acoustic performance is ...
Alvaro Balderrama +5 more
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Potential of Photovoltaic Panels on Building Envelopes for Decentralized District Energy Systems
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 The expected increase of the penetration of distributed renewable energy technologies into the electricity grid is expected to lead to major challenges.
Luise Middelhauve +3 more
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Performance of building integrated photovoltaic facades: Impact of exterior convective heat transfer
Applied Energy, 2021 Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications are key to increase the share of renewable energy in the built environment. A large potential for BIPV deployment is related to building facades.
Juliana E. Gonçalves +3 more
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