, Session Block B4
10:45 Building Membrane Cladding Systems
Chair: Carl Maywald, Vector Foiltec, Bremen, Germany
Low haze ETFE film for façade solutions
- A new ETFE film for façades
- New design and application options
- Case study on the Johan Cruijff Arena Amsterdam
Do we need technical specifications for membrane structures?
- Code of practice in membrane structures
- Harmonised safety levels improve quality
- Transforming a niche into an established building technology
ETFE applications, durability of foils commonly used in tensile architecture
- Ageing performance of ETFE foils in architecture
- Longevity of ETFE foil building cladding systems
- Mechanical and optical performance
Acoustic benefits of structural skins used as roof or façade construction
- Long-term and short-term effects of noise on human health
- Acoustic properties of structural skins
- Improvement of indoor and outdoor acoustic comfort
Recent development in European ETFE design
- Discussion on existing ETFE design methods
- Development of a new design rule for ETFE structures
- Proposals for unified test methods
Frame-supported membrane structures
- Inspirational projects made with frame-supported membranes
- Fibre-reinforced membranes for frame-supported structures
- Case studies
Analytical calculation of membranes and foils for building skins
- Complete and accurate structure formulation
- Form finding of mechanically and pneumatically stressed surfaces
- Hybrid structures and their static calculation
12:30 Lunch