Morning22, Session Block D4
8:30 Performance of the Building Envelope
Chair: Michael Pulaski, Thornton Tomasetti, Portland, United States
Re-positioning for Passivhaus: High-rise office applications in urban areas
- Passive-house based retrofit: focus on the façade
- Design strategies to “tunnel through the cost barrier"
- Operational expenses and changing expectations from building tenants in regards to quality of space
Interdisciplinary energy studies conducted on multilayer façade systems
- Building envelope as part of a smart building concept
- Simulation and testing methodologies to support decision-making
- Tools and methodologies on a real-life project
Modeling of high-performance façades
- Improving the energy efficiency of buildings using high-performance façades
- Impact of changing energy efficiency measures
- Impact of energy efficiency measures on different building geometries
Do energy-efficient buildings save energy from a net cumulative energy perspective?
- Embodied energy contribution of buildings
- Embodied vs. operational energy savings
- Net energy savings in building life cycle
Brief Presentations on Thermal and Acoustic Performance of Windows
Room-side low emissive sputtered coatings to reduce thermal discomfort of windows
Gluing glass into windows frames for improved performance
10:00 Coffee Break