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, Session Block B5

14:00 Performance of the Building Envelope

Building on a legacy of wind harnessing in high-rise design

  • Aerodynamic Skin: Optimizes airflow for wind energy capture
  • Climate-Responsive: Uses data/CFD to refine energy strategy
  • Energy-Generating: PV glass/carbon-absorbing wind turbines
  • Passive Ventilation: Inspired by traditional wind towers

Ralph Roesling, Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects, San Diego, United States

Biophilic design and building envelope performance

  • Coordination between building physics and plant biology
  • Surface ratio, opening size and material properties influence plant growth
  • Daylight simulation and CFD to assess illuminance, temperature, airflow

Carlo Micono, Ai Engineering, Turin, Italy

Designing fire-safe façades: From risk assessment to certification

  • Potential fire hazards specific to façade materials
  • Design strategies and materials that prevent fire spread
  • Costs and benefits

Giovanni Cosma, Jensen Hughes, Milan, Italy

Thermal performance of windows and curtain walls

  • Thermal performance of windows and glazed facades
  • Comparison of European and American standards
  • Review of modeling methodologies

Jelle Langmans, Physibel, Ghent, Belgium

Dynamic modeling to establish the effective service life of insulating glass

  • IGU thermal performance
  • Impact of gas loss and coating degradation on the life of an IGU
  • Driving changes that will deliver an extended service life

Chris Davis, H B Fuller, Germany

Brief Presentations

Optical measurement equipment for smart glass coatings

Stefan Hiller, Zuyd Hogeschool, Heerlen, Netherlands

Performance of ventilated windows with low-cost monitoring

Behnam Rosti, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Life-cycle tool for sustainable building renovation

Ioannis Lampropoulos, Centre for Research & Technology, Athens, Greece

Structural performance of thermally broken aluminium profiles

Jacopo Montali, Algorixon, Parma, Italy

15:30 Coffee Break