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Design and modelling of Heinz Isler’s Sicli shell (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chuang, C., & Chilton, J. (2016). Design and modelling of Heinz Isler’s Sicli shell.

In 1969 a thin concrete shell roof designed by the master shell builder Heinz Isler was erected for the fire extinguisher manufacturer Sicli, SA, in Geneva, Switzerland. From this research carried out at the Heinz Isler Archive at ETH Zürich, it was... Read More about Design and modelling of Heinz Isler’s Sicli shell.

Design and manufacturing of the Linko demountable fabric pavilion for the motorsport sector (2016)
Journal Article
Beccarelli, P., & Maffei, R. (2016). Design and manufacturing of the Linko demountable fabric pavilion for the motorsport sector. Procedia Engineering, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.035

This paper offers a detailed overview of the design and manufacturing aspects faced during the design and construction of the temporary pavilion for Linko Resources Ltd. The pavilion has been designed for the motorsport season 2015 and is based on be... Read More about Design and manufacturing of the Linko demountable fabric pavilion for the motorsport sector.

Development of a fish leaping framework for low-head barriers (2016)
Journal Article
Mirzaei, P. A. (2017). Development of a fish leaping framework for low-head barriers. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2016.07.001

Leaping is an indispensable part of the upstream spawning migration of a fish species. The natural barriers replaced with artificial dams and obstacles can obstruct the leaping process and destruct the life cycle of fish species, causing their extinc... Read More about Development of a fish leaping framework for low-head barriers.

Wind-driven ventilation improvement with plan typology alteration: a CFD case study of traditional Turkish architecture (2016)
Journal Article
Aydin, Y. C., & Mirzaei, P. A. (in press). Wind-driven ventilation improvement with plan typology alteration: a CFD case study of traditional Turkish architecture. Building Simulation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-016-0321-4

Aligned with achieving the goal of net-zero buildings, the implementation of energy-saving techniques in minimizing energy demands is proving more vital than at any time. As practical and economic options, passive strategies in ventilation developed... Read More about Wind-driven ventilation improvement with plan typology alteration: a CFD case study of traditional Turkish architecture.

Temporal effects on glare response from daylight (2016)
Journal Article
Kent, M. G., Altomonte, S., Wilson, R., & Tregenza, P. R. (in press). Temporal effects on glare response from daylight. Building and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.09.002

A previous series of experiments conducted by the authors under a controlled laboratory setting detected substantive evidence of an effect of time of day, and the influence of various temporal variables, on reported glare sensation from artificial li... Read More about Temporal effects on glare response from daylight.

Skin, clothing, and dwelling: Max von Pettenkofer, the science of hygiene, and breathing walls (2016)
Journal Article
Ekici, D. (2016). Skin, clothing, and dwelling: Max von Pettenkofer, the science of hygiene, and breathing walls. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 75(3), 281-298. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2016.75.3.281

Gottfried Semper is often credited with originating the concept of the building as skin in architectural theory, but an alternative trajectory of this idea can be found in the mid-nineteenth-century science of hygiene. In Skin, Clothing, and Dwelling... Read More about Skin, clothing, and dwelling: Max von Pettenkofer, the science of hygiene, and breathing walls.

Editorial to the Proceedings of the TensiNet - COST Action TU1303 Symposium 2016 (2016)
Journal Article
Chilton, J., Gosling, P., Mollaert, M., & Stimpfle, B. (in press). Editorial to the Proceedings of the TensiNet - COST Action TU1303 Symposium 2016. Procedia Engineering, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.001

The TensiNet Association, in collaboration with the COST Action TU1303 “Novel structural skins: Improving sustainability and efficiency through new structural textile materials and designs” and the Newcastle University organized the TensiNet - COST A... Read More about Editorial to the Proceedings of the TensiNet - COST Action TU1303 Symposium 2016.

Thermal and optical analysis of a passive heat recovery and storage system for greenhouse skin (2016)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Gao, H., Sun, Y., Wu, Y., Martin, B., Chilton, J., …Lau, B. (2016). Thermal and optical analysis of a passive heat recovery and storage system for greenhouse skin. Procedia Engineering, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.050

The thermal performance of a greenhouse can be greatly affected by the thermal and optical properties of its envelope system. In this study, a novel skin for greenhouse consisting of ethene-co-tetrafluoroethene (ETFE) membrane and Phase Change Materi... Read More about Thermal and optical analysis of a passive heat recovery and storage system for greenhouse skin.

MULTITEXCO - high performance smart multifunctional technical textiles for tensile structures (2016)
Journal Article
Heyse, P., Buyle, G., & Beccarelli, P. (2016). MULTITEXCO - high performance smart multifunctional technical textiles for tensile structures. Procedia Engineering, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.002

In recent years, the textile industry developed a new generation of advanced textile materials for the construction sector designed to address the needs of one of the largest markets for textile products. Examples of the advanced textiles developed i... Read More about MULTITEXCO - high performance smart multifunctional technical textiles for tensile structures.

Applicability of flexible photovoltaic modules onto membrane structures using grasshopper integrative model (2016)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, H., Wagdy, A., Beccarelli, P., Carpenter, R., & Chilton, J. (2016). Applicability of flexible photovoltaic modules onto membrane structures using grasshopper integrative model. Procedia Engineering, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.041

The potentials of integrating thin-film photovoltaic technology into buildings make it the recommended renewable energy source not only for traditional architectures, but also the most innovative applications that favour envelopes characterized by fr... Read More about Applicability of flexible photovoltaic modules onto membrane structures using grasshopper integrative model.