Category Archives: Conference Poster
Double-skin façade exhaustive simulation throughout combined thermal and daylight modelling. Application to optimal control
To optimize the comfort (visual and thermal) and energy savings, the topics related to solar protection are getting more and more important. Indeed it is necessary to use the maximum of the sun in winter (avoiding the glare) and to minimize transmitted … Continue reading
Public “Living Room” Outdoor Comfort in Hot and Humid Climate
The proposed open space “living-room” is conceived as an extension of a private living space. As one of Asia’s most dense and developed cities, Hong Kong’s high-rise urban dwellings place constraints on activity within the home thus bringing a new … Continue reading
Sorption Behaviour of Lime-Hemp Concrete and its Relation to Indoor Comfort and Energy Demand
Recent investigations on heat and mass flows through building materials in dynamical conditions show the importance of considering moisture transport and storage when analyzing the global performance of the building envelope. Lime-Hemp Concrete (LHC) is an insulation material made out … Continue reading
Shadum Evaporatis, An Autonomous and Eco-friendly Tree
The urban microclimatic conditions in the Mediterranean can become very harsh during the summer because of the intense solar radiation and the elevated air temperatures. Athens, Greece is characterised by very hot days, with temperatures, which may reach up to … Continue reading
Transforming a low value coastal area into a high value natural and recreational area
The coastal zone in the Netherlands takes a very peculiar place in the discussion about sustainability in the Netherlands. Large areas are left unused and they remain low cost value areas due to the lack of progressive decision-making. These areas … Continue reading
“In town without my car!”: a new urban soundscape
In order to promote a more sustainable mobility society, the French government initiated a few years ago a “Car free day” (In town without my car!). Since the year 2000 this initiative has become an overall European action. In the … Continue reading
Switchable Façade Technology in Environmental Design
The topic is focused on the conception of the building envelope considered not only as a protecting barrier against atmospheric agents, but rather as an open membrane, permeable, selective and in active interaction with the climatic external factors, so as … Continue reading
Environmental comfort in self-constructed houses
Our overall intention was to analyze the environmental comfort (thermal, natural lighting, ventilation and sound levels) performance of self-constructed houses in Apucarana, in Santo André city, situated in the metropolitan area of São Paulo. Typical examples of housing were selected … Continue reading
Morphological parameters for urban dispersion models
A method to calculate geometrical input parameters for urban dispersion models is presented. Two cases are considered according to the relative size of the pollutant plume compared to the building size. Applying image processing techniques to urban Digital Elevation Models … Continue reading
Speculative offices in Milton Keynes: Reconciling environmental design with commercial viability
Speculative offices form a large part of the UK property market. This paper presents a design that attempts to reconcile the demands of environmental design and commercial viability. The cost plan and intended programme are standard and the design fulfils … Continue reading