Towards a project specific innovative design approach

In this report you will find the research I did to innovative façade design processes. To come up with an innovative façade engineering for the Tianjin library in china and make a proper comparison to a more product specific engineering, I first need to learn more about façades in general. To achieve this I read several books, talk to different...

Adaptive heat transfer and sunshading for a fully glazed façade

A fully glazed facade is a facade which provides maximal advantages for buildings concerning daylight and view. Daylight reduces the energy use for lighting; view provides comfort and gives the possibility to experience the surroundings of the building. The possibility of providing solar entrance into the building has big influence on the...

Refurbishment of the CiTG faculty's facade

By simulating important parts of the facade in Triso and Capsol, properties of different facade principles are tested on their comfort and energy preformance. With the wheel of potentials, a new evaluation tool for the refurbishment process, four different facade principles are compared to eachother. The facade principles have different...