, Session Block B1
13:30 New Forms of Concrete for the Building Envelope
Chair: David Artigas, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, New York, United States
Reinforced polymer concrete screen walls
- A new system for seismically reinforcing breeze block walls
- Case study for polymer concrete as façade material
- Details, mock-ups, and performance testing
Carbon-concrete façades: Design meets sustainability
- Sustainability aspects: Steel vs. carbon
- CO2 and resource savings
- Case studies
Dissolving the façade - Lyon Part-Dieu
- Evaporate GRC panels
- Transparency and permeability
- Integrating the building into the surrounding urban fabric
14:30