Abstract
The material-based studies examine through computation and physical prototyping layered composites for thermal responsive building envelopes. Focus is placed on surveying and computing a large series of materials across four groups, for then to test these materials from factors of solar energy reception capacities, internal heating methods, heat isolation coatings and layer bonding. An oak-polyethylene structure is developed based on the first studies and further tested towards implementation as part of an adaptive envelope demonstrator, with these studies focused on fabrication and assembly methods. Results of the developed, tested and applied composite as part of an adaptive envelope shows that the environmental-material composite is strongly influenced by colour and direct solar radiation exposure. This in turn allow a material-fabrication approach to program a responsive system driven by exergy. Reinforcing the responsive reaction of the composite by internal heating does not advance the performance, as coatings are needed to maintain the heat inside the material, which adds weight and isolate the composite from the thermal environment that otherwise is intended to provide the energy for driving the responsive behaviour. Please write your abstract here by clicking this paragraph.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution : Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 1 |
Publisher | University of Porto |
Publication date | 2019 |
Pages | 207-214 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | The eCAADe and SIGraDi Conference 11-13 sep 2019, Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Portugal - University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Duration: 11 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019 Conference number: 37th http://www.ecaade.org/prev-conf/archive/ecaade2019/ecaadesigradi2019.arq.up.pt/index.html |
Conference
Conference | The eCAADe and SIGraDi Conference 11-13 sep 2019, Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Portugal |
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Number | 37th |
Location | University of Porto |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Porto |
Period | 11/09/2019 → 13/09/2019 |
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