Excited to announce that I will be presenting at #SimBuild 2024 in Denver this May! 🌟
I'll be discussing our research paper titled "Augmenting Thermal Mass Performance without Added Carbon Footprint: Surface Area Modulation of Structural Slabs in Naturally Ventilated Buildings," with co-authors Xiang Zhang, Xiaoxiao Peng, Saeran Vasanthakumar, and Dorit Aviv.
In our paper, we assessed the impact of geometric modulation on internal thermal mass (ITM) performance within fixed material volume constraints to minimize embodied carbon. We found that increasing ITM surface area by 1.7 times yields notable annual thermal comfort hour improvements—6% and 7% for hot-dry and marine climates respectively when coupled with natural ventilation. Additionally, we observed a 1.81°C peak indoor air temperature reduction from flat to shaped internal thermal mass (ITM) on a typical April day in Tucson and a 2.43°C peak indoor air temperature reduction from flat to shaped ITM on a typical October day in San Diego.
Our research underscores the potential of geometric design exploration as a sustainable method for optimising thermal mass performance for operational carbon reduction potential without adding to a building's embodied carbon.
Looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones in Denver!
#IBPSA#EmbodiedCarbon#BuildingPerformanceSimulation#ClimateChange#ArchitectureThermal Architecture LabCenter for Environmental Building + DesignUniversity of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of DesignLadybug Tools#BuildingEnergyModel#ComputationalDesign
[AUG 8] Save the date for the Color Kinetics by Genlyte Solutions – a Signify business webinar in our Summer School program!
Dynamic Lighting for Facades
1 AIA LU
This course provides an overview of various ways to approach lighting different types of facades using modern technologies. We will cover design considerations, techniques, system components, content types and the benefits of dynamic lighting.
Learning Objectives
• Discover opportunities for impactful lighting on existing or new building exteriors.
• Apply common techniques and compare alternative lighting strategies based on multiple design factors and industry best practices.
• Understand typical components and system architecture for dynamic lighting control systems.
• Understand dynamic content creation process and common content design elements.
• Quantify the community and economic benefits of dynamic lighting implementation on buildings and other structures.
Details & registration:
https://buff.ly/3VPViHc#lightingeducation#summerschool#aiawebinars#lightingwebinars#continuingeducation#lightingsolutions#lightingdesign
Illuminating Engineers - Yesterday, Today (60's) and Tomorrow
What was written in the 1960's about what happened in the 30's is eerily similar to what has happened with LED. And I can point to another time in history where fluorescent was seen as a significant change aswell.
"In this atmosphere of calm serenity, of measured proprieties and balanced achievement, the first Neon lights began a revolution as lasting as that which started with the storming of the Bastille. For the first time in the history of mankind light, natural or artificial, was not produced by incandescence.
Light and lighting, lighting engineering and indeed the lighted world would never be the same"
Illuminating Engineering SocietyIESANZ - The Lighting Society#lightingdesign#technology#lighting#artificiallighting#design
[New Video] Learn how the Rosemount Thermowell Design Accelerator can help ensure your thermowells are properly immersed in the pipe to help obtain the most accurate temperature measurements repeatedly in order to produce the highest quality outcomes.
Watch video: https://ow.ly/nsQr30sBwiw
The external rotor permanent magnet motor design represents a significant advancement in ceiling fan technology. It offers enhanced energy efficiency, improved airflow, reduced noise levels, and potential cost savings, making it an attractive choice for residential and commercial applications.
#motor#design#technology#ceilingfans#simulationsoftware
As part of Rambolls Design Excellence Board, I was recently asked how the facades of future buildings will look?! And do they act as seperator or integrator?!
My answer to this was, that the look of Future Facades in most cases will look like they do today, as we aim to renovate rather than building new - but new or renovated future facades needs to act and perform dynamic in order to optimise human centric needs, energy performance requirements and lower the operational carbon.
My assumption is that Dynamic Glass will be installed in 75 % of facades in the future, as this single product type has the abillity the meet excactly the needs for future facades.
I have decided to give a free physical & online masterclass on Dynamic Glass, inviting presenters from the best of class companies as eLstar Dynamics, SageGlassHALIO, Inc. providing you with all the newest information - watch this short cliffhanger from a visit at BRIQ and Henning Larsen, showcasing eLstar Dynamics upcoming technology with performance exceeding expectations👌🏼
Please share your thoughts and/or message me if you wish to attend - and you are welcome share the invitation by @tagging your colleagues or sharing this post.
I definitely recommend to also read recent article by my colleague Frederik Winther which highlights excactly why we need dynamic properties of future buildings
https://lnkd.in/dn6hJksp
Thanks to Anthony Slack, Steen Elsted Andersen, Espen Lunde NielsenJacob Vidkjær, Frederik Winther, Mandeep Singh, Axel Bluhme, Ferry Smits, Joachim Delventhal, Volkmar Offermann and many more for contributing to this interesting discussion
#letsclosethegap#dynamicglass#futurefacades#architecture#engineering#glass#tech
Managing Director @ Skyline Windows + Schüco | All Things Facades Podcast
I’ve recently come across Mic Patterson PhD’s concept of the millennium IGU & am quite fascinated – the question becomes, why stop at a façade that will only last 100 years?
What we’re really talking about here is a glass assembly that will stand the test of time, considering all of the factors that are so commonly overlooked:
▪️Serviceability
▪️Durability
▪️Embodied Carbon
If you’re asking why, there might be a disconnect around the lack of long term thinking when it comes to our ‘business as usual’ practices.
It’s critical to understand impact of the typical 1” double glazed unit that you see anywhere and everywhere all over the world today.
A few questions to begin with may be as follows:
- What happens when there is a breach of the hermetic seal (sealant joint) around the glass unit? Is that unit now deemed useless?
- What happens at the end of the useful service life (20-40 years down the line) – can the components within that assembly be reused (recycled)?
- What happens when only one of the lites (inner or outer) is broken due to impact? Does the entire assembly now need to be replaced?
This is truly a paradigm shift – a new way of thinking about façade system and assembly design.
Looking at every single component and asking yourself – how will this not only function efficiently today, but also for the next generation?
I will continue to dive deeper into this concept and feature Mic to expand our mind’s on the possibilities, but consider this a thought experiment for innovation.
