Day 2, Session Block A7
16:00 Design Methods for Sustainable, High-performance Building Façades
Chair: Robert Holton, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
Façade design of the first triple-certified green building in China
- First building in China to receive LEED Platinum, China Green Building Design Label Three Star, IFC-World Bank EDGE
- Well-being design: access to outdoor space, natural light, landscaped views and social connectivity
- Complex façade geometry optimization to achieve a tightly sealed building envelope
Thermal skin design for extreme cold climate
- Vapor barrier application
- High performance windows
- Assembly
Development of a flexible unitised façade
- Brainstorming design process
- Systematic designing
- Façade development
Digital workflows for specialty Curtain Wall Systems
- Specialty long-span curtain wall systems
- Computation in design, analysis, documentation
- Case study: Airport project under construction
Stainless steel structural lattice enclosure: Sustainable building skins for coastal environments
- Minimally obstructive glass façade
- Mitigate destructive environmental conditions
- Responsive to interior and exterior contextual parameters
17:30 End of the Conference