Day 2, Session Block A4
8:30 The Impact of Climate Change on Building Envelope Design
Chair: Matthew Fineout, Smart Architecture, Pittsburgh, United States
Urban climate - Impact on energy consumption and thermal comfort of buildings
- Urban heat
- Building simulation
- Thermal comfort
Climate change and its influence on glazed curtain wall design
- Resilience
- Digital simulation
- Holistic design
Energy efficient geometries and their inherent complexities
- Energy efficient geometries and structures
- Complexities at the interface of energy efficient geometries and structures
- Case study: Mexico City New International Airport by Foster + Partners
A 500,000m2 form-found, lightweight, long-span roof system
- Architecturally unified structural envelope
- Form-found, lightweight, long-span roof system
- Computational optimization of roof form and envelope mesh
Brief Presentation
Early-stage environmental modeling: Tools and strategies for climate-based design
10:00 Coffee Break