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Hadjilambi, A. (author), D'Aquilo, A. (author), Rodenberg, O. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. The aim of this manual is the description and comparison of several systems and strategies for cooling buildings in hot humid climates. To cool down a building you need to move the energy from a space or from the air to outside. In a hot humid climate you...student report 2014
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Fragkopoulou, M. (author), Desai, P.A. (author), Zheng, X. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. This manual directs a designer to develop his own ideas on deep building day lighting strategies. After an introduction that defines the need for daylighting, critical regional aspects are discussed, followed by solutions. The daylighting solutions are...student report 2014
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Chang Lara, C. (author), Kok, M. (author), Wagemans, J. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Green facades and roofs require specific irrigation techniques. Each different system has specific watering conditions and varying retention capacities. This manual offers an array of possibilities on how to water your greening systems. First some basic...student report 2014
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Vongsingha, P. (author), Vos, R.J. (author), Armijos Moya, T. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Bamboo could be the most sustainable building material for European use, however, it is not a sustainable material in Europe considering the transportation. So Europe is the most challenging continent for using and producing structural bamboo due to its...student report 2014
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Galiouna, E.A. (author), Hammer, L. (author), Piscitelli, G. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Today, a lot of people in the world live in earth dwellings. There are many different techniques for constructing solid walls of raw earth (adobe, bale, cob, mud wall, light clay, wattle and daub, earth bags, rammed earth etc.). Rammed earth is an ancient...student report 2014
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Antoniadi, K. (author), Tanuharja, M.K. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Transparency is an important parameter for many architectural buildings. The need for a large percentage of a transparent envelope often contradicts with other conditions (like thermal or acoustic insulation) that the building needs to fulfill....student report 2014
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Van der Salm, N. (author), Bellmann, C. (author), Hoeijmakers, S. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. This is a manual meant for designers who are interested in water purifications within the boundaries of a project, presenting constructed wetlands. It is a guide to quickly provide you with project relevant information. The basic principles of constructed...student report 2014
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Nikolaou, N. (author), Karagianni, L. (author), Sarakiniatti, M.V. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) have been used in many applications over the years, from new construction to retrofitting. They are lightweight, no-corrosive, exhibit high specific strength and specific stiffness, are easily constructed, and can be...student report 2014
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Van Winden, J. (author), Smits, E. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Knowledge of living organisms applied in buildings can prevent crucial designer mistakes. Therefore this manual provides information on vegetated facades. Green facade, vertical green, green wall, vertical gardens, vegetation walls and living walls; these...report 2014
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Le, T. (author), Vischer, L. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. This manual tries to deliver basic insight in the topic of rooftop farms, the spectrum of options and what is or is not possible on your specific roof. The matrix on the first page serves you the overview. It presents the general possibilities and...report 2014
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De Haas, M. (author), Overduin, J. (author), Vlaun, N. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. With an ever increasing focus on sustainable design building designers and engineers are constantly looking for ways to decrease both material usage and energy demand. Even though heat can be effectively stored in heavy solid materials like concrete and...report 2014
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De Witte, D. (author), Klerks, J. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) are material combinations with the advantageous strength properties of the fibres and binding forces of the polymers. The main properties and design principles of FRPs will be explained in this handbook, focusing on the...report 2014
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Scholten, R.D. (author), Ter Haar, J. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. The goal of this manual is to give a clear and simple overview of some of the possibilities for using natural ventilation in buildings. These systems are described through their formulas to give an idea of the important factors and how to apply and...report 2014
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Baerends, L. (author), Boschman, B. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Green façades are a fast growing trend in the field of architecture. However, designing becomes much more difficult when implementing green façades, because it is designing with living organisms. This manual can help architects to turn their visions into...report 2014
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Chinazzo, G. (author), Larcher, G. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. Vernacular or regional architecture is in contrast with the modern buildings that tend to have an excessive degree of uniformity, forgetting those special construction features different from place to place, which are connected to particular surroundings....report 2014
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Juarez Ortiz, T.V. (author), Choi, Z.F. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. There are several reasons why to implement algae in the building facade. Imagine our future buildings covered with photosynthetic skins and vertical gardens, collecting the sun’s energy and making buildings energy neutral. Waste water will be recycled in...report 2014
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Akerboom, R. (author), Gkerou, V. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. This designer’s manual presents an overview of integration methods of a solar chimney during refurbishment of office buildings and describes step by step the design methods. A lot of research has been made the past years on the efficiency of the solar...student report 2014
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Gooskens, G. (author), Gondrie, N. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. For a long time, facades have been designed as a static element aimed to protect the interior against the influences from the outdoor environment. One of the most important factors to change this approach is that these facades - which often contain a lot...report 2014
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Van Erk, M. (author), Ligthart, T. (author)This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0533 Innovation & Sustainability. There are a lot of ways of using energy people would normally not think of. These are relevant for both designers, busy creating ideas about a concept or design, and people who are looking for ways to reduce the amount of energy they use in daily life,...report 2014