Day 2, Session Block D
08:30 Window Design for Sustainable Buildings
Chair: Urs Uehlinger, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Effective passive design parameters
- Evaluation of building energy consumption
- Form, geometry, and orientation of windows
Reza Foroughi, Penn State University, USA
- Noise level of transportation hubs
- Sound-insulated automated windows
- Noise Abatement Ordinance (NAO)
Urs Buehlmann, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
- Glazing the building skin
- Window surface and structure
Maurice Brunner, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Setting blocks of wooden window frames
- Liquid filler vs setting blocks
Andreas Masuch, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Modern doors and windows in building skins
- Thermally efficient locks
- Electronic components and condensation
Urs Uehlinger, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- Modern access control systems in doors and windows
- Standards for testing access control systems
Wolfgang Rädle, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
10:00 Coffee Break