Sustainability and Service Life of Curtain Walls

The goal of this thesis is to study the service life of a curtain wall and identify which is the best duration in terms of sustainability. Two scenarios, one short-term and one long-term, will be analysed and eventually compared in order to make the final decision. For both scenarios the embodied energy and CO2 emissions will be calculated. Time...

Life cycle façade refurbishment for post-war residential buildings

In this graduation research the life cycle energy (embodied and operational energy) of a refurbishment project is researched by means of a literature study and a case study design. A design approach is made to make the life cycle energy as low as possible for the case study, an existing post-war residential building in Utrecht. The focus of the...