Multi-functional Facade Module: for different climate conditions

The building sector is responsible for more than one third of resource consumption globally. Concerning the new construction, new regulations have been set, which impose that by 2020 all new buildings constructed within the EU should reach nearly zero-energy levels. The building envelope plays a strategic role in the energy and environmental...

Climate responsive facade system with translucent PCM

The European Union has approved the Energy Performance of Building Directive, requesting all new building to be near Zero Energy by 2020. This has created challenges and opportunities in the building sector, encouraging the creation of new solutions, which are both energy efficient and environmental friendly. Between many possible explored...

Back to a Water City - search for a sustainable living typology in the new developed area of Huzhou City

The Central Urban Area in Huzhou used to have many beautiful water cities. Now, due to the urban development, the relationship between water and city has completely changed, water becomes a big threat for pollution and flood. According to City Plan 2020, another big urban expansion will take place to connect the existing centralities into a...