Day 2, Session Block C
Improving the Envelope Performance with Materials
Chair: Andreas Hempel, International Academy of Architects; former President Association of German Architects BDA
Light weight panel for buildings: an integrated optimization process
- A new type of platform frame
- Integrated systems structure + covering: panel for building
- Thermal and acoustic performance
Fabio Manzone, DISEG, Dep. of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Comparing the energy saving of timber frame cladding with PUR foam insulation
- Energy-independence research of a timber-frame building clad in vertical gardens
- Pillow house - a building object robotically made from PUR foam insulation
- Evaluation of both approaches and possible further applications
Zdeněk Fránek, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Technical University Liberec, Czech Republic
A new stucco coating based on pearlescent pigments for improving wall thermal insulation
- Goals of the new stucco
- Design of the new stucco
- Test of standard finishes vs the new stucco
Alessandro Premier, Dept. of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, Iuav University of Venice, Italy
Lime carbonation, environmental footprint and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in mortar applications
- Intelligent buildings absorbing CO2
- Mineral solutions
- Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Shtiza Aurela, Senior Advisor Sustanability & Innovation, European Lime Association, Brussels, Belgium
Soil as skin: ancient rammed earth and passive solar technologies in the modern age
- Benefits of rammed earth and passive solar technologies and their combination
- On site research, analysis and planning process
- Construction process: challenges and adaptation to the local conditions
Martin Knap, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
10:00 Coffee Break