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The future envelope 2 : architecture, climate, skin / edited by Ulrich Knaack & Tillmann Klein.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Research in architectural engineering series ; v. 9.
- Research in architectural engineering series, 1873-6033 ; v. 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Facades--Design and construction.
- Facades.
- Architecture and climate.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Future envelope two
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : IOS Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The role of the building envelope - related to the energy performance of a building and the comfort of the user - is significant. This title deals with the practical experience and visions of the specialists, from the fields of architecture, engineering and research, for the climate-oriented building envelope.
- Contents:
- Title page; Contents; Market Movements and New Façade Concepts; The Façade Sector; Corrugated Glass as Improvement to the Structural Resistance of Glass; Climate integrated Design (Climate iD) of Building Skins; 'The Living Façade'®; CROFT - Climate Related Optimized Façade Technologies; Research into Complex Façade Geometries as a Response to Climate in the Work of Newtecnic Architects; Developement in the Technology of Façades; Product Development; Requirements for CO2 Neutral Buildings and Cities from MicroClimate to the Façade; Architecture-Climate-Skin - A Summary
- Notes:
- Based on the contributions to The Future Envelope symposium held June 5, 2008 in Delft.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 6612601000
- 1-282-60100-8
- 9786612601002
- 1-60750-524-X
- OCLC:
- 591163310
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