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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Building Enclosure"”.
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Building Enclosure
Enclosure is usually understood by architects as a material system that creates a distinct thermodynamic atmosphere. The past century of Modernism reified the façade as the dominant architectural element of enclosure. In the Anthropocene, an expanded understanding of enclosure redraws the boundary …
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Development of a Novel Statistical Method and Procedure for Material Characterization and a Probabilistic Approach to Assessing the Hygrothermal Performance of Building Enclosure Assemblies
… with the aid of statistical analyses. For the building brick and plaster/mortar categories, results show that properly selected three measurements in the overhygroscopic range and one measurement in the hygroscopic range were sufficient to get the knowledge of moisture storage …
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Performance Assessment of Alternative Composite Earth Wall Panels
… and Air conditioning Engineers suggests that the building sector represents over 30 percent of our national energy consumption (Parsons, R., 2001). Embodied energy in components of building construction can represent as much as five to ten years of operating energy. Building materials such as …
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The Effect of Green Insulation Standards on Moisture Accumulation within Framing of Residential Structures
Green building standards recommend use of a variety of new thermal insulation products. However, durability of wooden framing used in conjunction with new insulation materials has not been thoroughly examined, specifically in reference to interstitial condensation. This research used a single-sided …
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A NOVEL APPROACH TO NEAR-REAL TIME MONITORING OF VENTILATION RATE AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSES
… of wind and temperature difference across the building enclosure system, both of which cause pressure differences across the enclosure system for infiltration. The models incorporate other major factors like building leakage characteristics, distributions of openings, microenvironment …
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Passive solar utilization in modular housing
… costs of heating each unit, taking into account building enclosure data. Guidelines for manufacture, transportation and erection of each unit are also proposed.
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High performance curtain wall mullion section design with various densities of gyroid
The thermal bridge problem in building fagades has become a topic of interest as the energy performance of building enclosure design required improvements with a global lead in sustainable building design. Curtain wall fagade systems are widely used for recent high-rise buildings, and the thermal …
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Digital surface representation and the constructibility of Gehry's architecture
… forms. In Gehry's process for realizing buildings, computation serves as an intermediary agent for the integration of design intent with the geometric logics of fabrication and construction. This agenda for digital representation of both formal and operational intentions, in the context …
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Transforming Architectural Practice Through Computational Design and Machine Learning: A Decision-Support Framework for Energy and Daylight Optimization
… learning and computational design to optimize building enclosure design, focusing on energy efficiency and daylight performance in Jordan's climatic conditions. Among the tested models, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) proved the most effective, excelling in identifying critical design features …
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Temperature control strategies for radiant floor heating systems
… of a boiler, an embedded tube floor slab and building enclosure. The overall model was described by nonlinear differential equations, which were solved using finite numerical methods. The predicted responses from the model were compared with published experimental data. The comparisons were …
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Biologically-inspired high-performance envelope design in tropical climates
… bioclimatic design and vernacular styles, modern buildings have become merely icons, symbolic of humankind's victory over nature - evident in the rapid escalation of global greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption. As tropical regions face unprecedented growth, this thesis looks to the …
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Advanced building skins : translucent thermal storage elements
… that challenge preconceived notions of the building envelope and its performance. These new technologies can be used to create new adaptable building skins and allow for an active interaction with the environment to reduce energy consumption in buildings. This thesis investigates the …
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The Impact of Different Passive Roof Construction Types on Building Thermal Performance / Experimental Method for Optimizing the Thermal Performance of Building Enclosures
Buildings are large consumers of energy worldwide, responsible for roughly 40% of the world’s primary energy consumption. In regions with hot climatic conditions such as Iraq, a substantial portion of energy goes to building space cooling loads. Although all components of the building enclosure are …
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Tecniche costruttive post-terremoto 1693 nel sud-est della Sicila - Recupero e riuso dell'edilizia di base dei centri storici
Il moltiplicarsi delle ricerche sulle tecniche costruttive, in particolar modo nell arco di tempo che intercorre dal terremoto del 1693, ( All'unnici di Jinnaru a vintin'ura a Jaci senza sonu s'abballava, cui sutta li petri e cui sutta li mura e cui a misericordia chiamava ) ad oggi, trova la sua …
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Prioritizing Residential High-Performance Resilient Building Technologies for Immediate and Future Climate Induced Natural Disaster Risks
… damaging impacts will vary. At the local building level within the built environment, private residences are crucial shelter systems to protect against natural disasters, and are a central component in the greater effort of creating comprehensive disaster resilient environments. In light …
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A Variation of Positioning Phase Change Materials (PCMs) Within Building Enclosures and Their Utilization Toward Thermal Performance
Recently, buildings have been receiving more serious attention to help reduce global energy consumption. At the same time, thermal comfort has become an increasing concern for building occupants. Phase Change Materials (PCMs), which are capable of storing and releasing significant amounts of energy …