Architectural Membranes for High Performance Building Skins
Chair: Kayhan Nadji, Nadji Architects Ltd., Canada
- Obtaining optical property of a textile membrane through photo-goniometer lab testing
- External textile shade: assessing the impact on solar heat gain and energy consumption
- Transformable membrane façade: assessing the impact on daylighting performance
Eve S. Lin, Tensile Evolution North America, Irvine, CA, USA
- Lightweight plugged-in adaptive envelope with rotating membranes
- Design methods for sustainable, high-performance building façades
- Evaluation of the natural lighting and thermal performance
Styliana Gregoriou, Dep. of Architecture, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Energy efficient wall assembly for northern climates
- Innovative exterior insulation panels
- Environmentally friendly architectural membrane
Kayhan Nadji, Nadji Architects Ltd., Canada
- Architectural membranes for high-performance building skins
- Latest material developments
- Case studies
Katja Bernert, Mehler Texnologies GmbH, Germany
- Design and manufacturing of a membrane envelope for a temporary pavilion
- Simulation of a lightweight membrane envelope through EnergyPlus
- Validation of the results by means of physical tests
Mariangela De Vita, Dip. di Ingegneria Civile, Edile-Architettura, Ambientale, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Italy
15:30 Coffee Break