14:00 Adaptive Building Skins
Chair: Andreas Hempel, International Academy of Architects
A framework for building with adaptive ability
- Real-life examples
- Identification of a gap in the framework and proposed adjustment
- Suitability for certainties/uncertainties
Bart Janssens, University of Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Performative integrative façades: from design research to built practice
- Weather reactive façade
- Ultra-high performance concrete panel
- Adaptable mold system for waste and cost reduction
Roman Kristesiashvili, UNStudio, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Structural and Architectural Integration of Adaptive Photovoltaic Modules
- Adaptive shading with a solar tracking PV facade
- Two degrees of freedom: actuation of lightweight PV panels on buildings’ façades
- Clean building integrated structure containing all utility lines and electronics
Prageeth Jayathissa, ETH Zürich, Institute of Technology in Architecture, Switzerland
Adaptive façades in temperate climates: An in-use assessment of the MediaTic Building, Barcelona
- Inflatable ETFE sheets
- In-use assessment
- Survey of occupants satisfaction
Miren Juaristi, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Comparing the performance of climate adaptive façades with static façades
- Climate adaptive façades for retrofitting
- Performance of three types of climate adaptive façades
- Energy demand for indoor comfort
Eve Farrugia, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
15:30 Coffee Break