All Outputs (2)

An evaluation of thermal and lighting performance within an ETFE structure (2016)
Book Chapter
Martin, B. A., Masih, D., Lau, B., Beccarelli, P., & Chilton, J. (2016). An evaluation of thermal and lighting performance within an ETFE structure. In M. Dastbaz, & C. Gorse (Eds.), Sustainable ecological engineering design. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32646-7_5

This paper reports on a study into the thermal and lighting environment of an enclosed Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil-covered structure. This is based on the on-site monitoring over set periods of time in summer 2014 and winter 2015. ETFE-f... Read More about An evaluation of thermal and lighting performance within an ETFE structure.

Designing with membranes (2015)
Book Chapter
Beccarelli, P. (2015). Designing with membranes. In A. Zanelli, L. Spinelli, C. Monticelli, & P. Pedrali (Eds.), Lightweight landscape: enhancing design through minimal mass structures (19-27). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21665-2_2

This contribution offers an introduction to membrane structures and the experimental approach which has characterised this building system since its origins. In particular, the chapter offers an overview of the design approach currently adopted for t... Read More about Designing with membranes.