Reviving the hospital building: A sustainable renovation of the Academisch Medisch Centrum (AMC) in Amsterdam

In the Netherlands, there is a large amount of buildings that are outdated according to today’s standards. Those existing buildings represent about 70% of the building stock in 2050. Updating these buildings in terms of functionality but mostly in terms of sustainability is therefore a highly relevant task at hand. To quote Prof. Mauro Overend...

Evaluating the potential of mechanically ventilated double-skin façades to enhance energy efficiency and thermal comfort of office buildings in different climate zones of India through numerical modelling

The air-conditioning of commercial buildings accounts for approximately 50% of the total energy consumed in India’s commercial sector. Reducing this load is a key step towards minimizing India's greenhouse gas emissions. One culprit is the routine use of fully glazed façades which are chosen for aesthetics but are neither energy efficient nor...

Energetic performance of a combined double skinfaçade with photovoltaic modules placed atvarious locations

There is a 95% certainty that human activity is the dominant cause of observed warming since the mid-20thcentury [1]. Burning fossil fuels for energy is the dominant cause of greenhouse gas emissions. 32% of the Dutch energy supply is consumed by the built environment. The façade is the largest area of the building envelope. Consequently, the...

Adaptive Facade System based on phase change materials

In order to limit the exorbitant energy consumption by the use of mechanical heating and cooling systems, several buildings are trying to adopt a heat storage<br/>system as a part of the energy system of the building. However, there are also passive systems that perform independently from the building’s energy system and store heat in...

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