EU COST C13 Glass and Interactive Building Envelopes.

The concept of tomorrow's towns and cities will be based on new social, economic and technological ideals focused on improving the quality of life. To attain this objective, architects and engineers of today must improve the quality of buildings and establish new principles of building concepti...

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Main Author: Crisinel, M.
Other Authors: Eekhout, M., Haldimann, M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2007
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword; Scientific Report; Working Group 1
  • Architecture and Design Integration; 'Zappi' Structures And Constructions In 'Blob' Architecture; Glass Architecture and the Interactive Building Envelope Principles and Precedent; Working Group 2
  • Quality of Interior Space; Acoustical Performances of Ventilated Double Glass Façades; From Energy Rating towards a more Holistic Approach for the Selection of the most Suitable Advanced Façade System; Modeling and Simulation of a Double-Skin Façade System; Harmonization of Optical and Thermal Behaviour of Buildings.
  • Luminous Efficacy Based on Fuzzy Controlled Roller Blind PositioningCarbon Emissions Calculation for Non- Residential Buildings: Integration of Daylighting Analysis in Dynamic Energy Simulation Software; Intelligent Building Envelopes Application in the Field of Daylighting; Working Group 3
  • Structural Aspects of Glass; Is Prestressing Control Possible for Tempered Glass Structures?; Glass in Contact with Different Inserts; Design of.