Adaptive Façade for Windload reduction in High-rise

Windload is a critical force effect to high-rise structure. With this lateral load, the building requires large amount of material for structure in order to handle this load. Adaptive façade that is designed to respond to wind direction and velocity can reduce this lateral load and reduce the demand of structure. The result will be that the...

MUSIC: GIS based EPM and residual heat potential

We do live in interesting times. Social, political and financial turmoil, peak oil and nuclear accidents all contribute to the realisation that perhaps things need to change in our energy system. Providing the right type of energy at the right place at the right time is of course the answer. As the potential yields of renewable energy sources...

Schiphol Interchange Station - Integrated design research for the wind and daylight performance of the building envelope

The main aim of the research is to passively use the on-site energy to create passive climate comfort. Usually this these passive strategies are not integrated into the design process but added to the building design later on when the building design is already finalized. The main topic of this building technology research is to integrate...