Day 2, Session Block A4
10:45 Advanced Building Skin Design
Chair: Michael Garrison, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Holistic approach to building envelope and mechanical system design
- Interactions between envelope and mechanical systems
- Analysis of U.S. building code and standards evolution
- Repercussions of inadequately coordinated building systems
Two concepts for zero-net-energy buildings for affordable housing in Austin, Texas
- Affordability
- Rainwater harvesting
- Low embodied energy construction materials
Sustainable façades in wood – Competitive and durable through precise prefabrication
- Prefabrication
- Architectural solutions
- Environmental benefits
Design for fabrication for a specialty mega-panel façade system
- Digital workflows for translating concepts to construction
- Specialty long-span mega-panel systems in glass and metal
- Case study of a large-scale arena complex skin
Dynamic morphing of traditional screen design
- Mashrabiya: One of the oldest examples of high-performance building skins
- Contemporary expression of traditional design
- Design exploration of dynamic morphing of the building skin
Design recommendations for Bypass Double Skin Façades
- Alternative air-flow path and noise control
- Natural ventilation and façade control unit
- Energy efficiency and room comfort
Nodable - 3D Printed nodes for freeform steel façades
- Technical challenges of freeform façades
- Potential applications for facade system solutions
- Prototype: Design strategies & lessons learned
Corrugated-geometry copper and glass façade: From concept to construction
- Design concept, materials, geometry, system detailed design
- Air/water, solar control/daylighting, thermal/condensation
- Mockups, lab and field testing, fabrication, installation
12:30 Lunch