All Outputs (15)

Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico (2023)
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In Mexico, the national fund for disasters (FONDEN) spent up to USD 800 million yearly building low-income housing for victims of highly destructive disasters. Since 2002, a total of 34 thousand new houses have been built as a response to Hurricane I... Read More about Post-Occupancy Evaluation in Post-Disaster Social Housing in a Hot-Humid Climate Zone in Mexico.

Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading (2023)
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Switchable foil cushion which has lower actuation pneumatic pressure compared to other soft pneumatic adaptive system. This lower pressure should be advantageous against leakage. The actuation principle of switchable foil cushion was compared to othe... Read More about Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading.

Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review (2023)
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Researchers have conducted extensive research on the thermal environments of rural houses worldwide. The greatest number of studies on thermal comfort in rural areas have been conducted in China. However, no studies have reviewed or summarised the li... Read More about Thermal comfort investigation of rural houses in China: A review.

Biomimetic folding of triangular deployable membranes (2022)
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Deployable membranes are being increasingly applied in numerous space projects owing to their light weight, small stowage volume and capacity for use at large scales. The geometric design of biomimetic folding is studied to design crease patterns for... Read More about Biomimetic folding of triangular deployable membranes.

Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades (2021)
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This paper reports on the daylighting performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil in double-skin façades (DSF). In contrast to conventional glazing or static ETFE façades, switchable ETFE moderates incident daylight and control... Read More about Switching daylight: Performance prediction of climate adaptive ETFE foil façades.

Neighbourhood permeability and burglary: a case study of a city in China (2021)
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Much research from different fields has explored the crime-space relationship for different crime types with various study units. However, empirical studies in the diverse urban environments get conflict results that support the two contrary planning... Read More about Neighbourhood permeability and burglary: a case study of a city in China.

Optical aspects and energy performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions (2018)
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A pneumatic multilayer foil construction with a kinetic shading mechanism has the potential to be an effective response to dynamic climatic factors, such as solar radiation, and therefore moderate the energy consumption of buildings. A parametric stu... Read More about Optical aspects and energy performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions.

Performance analyses of temporary membrane structures: energy saving and CO2 reduction through dynamic simulations of textile envelopes (2018)
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The aim of this research, carried out in collaboration with Maco Technology Inc., was to analyse the energy performance of temporary textile structures that are often used to host itinerant events. This paper illustrates the dynamic simulations carri... Read More about Performance analyses of temporary membrane structures: energy saving and CO2 reduction through dynamic simulations of textile envelopes.

Dynamic environmental control mechanisms for pneumatic foil constructions (2017)
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Membrane and foil structures have become over the last decades an attractive alternative to conventional materials and building systems with increasing implementation in different typologies and scale. The development of transparent, light, flexible... Read More about Dynamic environmental control mechanisms for pneumatic foil constructions.

La Realizzazione del Padiglione “Off The Cuff” di DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO, Palazzo Litta, Salone del Mobile 2017, Milano (2017)
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Design and manufacturing of the Linko demountable fabric pavilion for the motorsport sector (2016)
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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.

MULTITEXCO - high performance smart multifunctional technical textiles for tensile structures (2016)
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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)
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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.

Thermal and optical analysis of a passive heat recovery and storage system for greenhouse skin (2016)
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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.

A new generation of temporary pavilions based on Tensairity® girders (2015)
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This paper provides a detailed overview of the design and construction of a series of temporary pavilions based on the Tensairity® principle. The pavilions are currently used in the Superbike racing category (Ducati Superbike Team), for the Audi tron... Read More about A new generation of temporary pavilions based on Tensairity® girders.