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Biologically inspired compliant building façade systems with tunable heat transfer capabilities
(2023-02-06)
Energy consumption for building thermoregulation is a major contributor to the environmental impact of
our built environment. Building envelope systems that actively tune their heat transfer rate in response to
environmental ...
Care Agency: A 10-year choreography of architectural repair
(2021-01-20)
“El mundo que queremos es uno donde quepan muchos mundos.” /
“The world we want is one where many worlds fit.”
-Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional
“What the world will become already exists in fragments and ...
Investigations in Metropolitan Form: Architecture, Infrastructure, and the American City
(2021-01-20)
This thesis challenges the discipline of architecture to reassert its agency at the scale of the city, the region, and the territory. Using Austin, Texas and Richmond, Virginia as case studies, it proposes a transformation ...
Simulation? Machine Learning? Simulation X Machine Learning?: A decision system for research integrating building physic simulation and machine learning methods in the early design stage
(2022-06-08)
Researchers have leveraged machine learning technologies and physics-based simulation in predicting daylight and other factors relevant to building energy consumption. However, this is still an emerging research area with ...
Toward a Resilient Architecture
(2021-05-24)
Today, sustainability is recognized as a technical problem and is relegated to engineers. However,
the issue of environment and design are so interdependent that one can shape the other. Therefore,
Architects need to get ...
The Evolving Carbon Balance of High-Performance Buildings
(2022-06-08)
Highly operationally-efficient buildings typically require significant embodied flows to guarantee low energy consumption. To highlight this tension, an operational energy simulation of a prototypical mid-rise apartment ...
VOLUNTARY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM: The Work from Home (WFH) Trend Presenting a Win-Win Opportunity for the Triple Bottom Line
(2021-11-15)
The global pandemic COVID-19 has led to an advanced exploration of the remote world, with many employees and employers wanting to continue with the current work-from-home scenario even after offices reopen. Consequently, ...
THE GLOBAL OFFICE: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES?
(2021-05-19)
Across industries, companies are reducing costs by minimizing office space and sourcing talent from geographic areas with lower salaries. These two changes have accelerated the adoption of teleworking and could foster an ...
Care Agency: a 10-year choreography of architectural repair
(2021-01-20)
“El mundo que queremos es uno donde quepan muchos mundos.” /
“The world we want is one where many worlds fit.”
-Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional
“What the world will become already exists in fragments and ...
Controlling Wind Pressure Around Buildings: Using Automated Multi-Angle Ventilation Louvers for Higher Natural Ventilation Potential
(2021-05-18)
Natural ventilation (NV) is an effective means of reducing building energy consumption and enhancing indoor air quality (IAQ) by conveying outdoor air into space. Recently, rising concern of climate change and the COVID-19 ...