Add to ORKGThe aim of this thesis is to identify design strategies for semi-open membrane structures which have the potential to improve thermal comfort conditions in tropical climates. The first part of the study analyses the characteristic tropical climate conditions and relates them to the concept of thermal comfort and its defining parameters. An overview of the development and use of membrane structures in the tropical regions is outlined. In the second part the climatic elements which are relevant to the thermal comfot are addressed with specific design strategies. The strategies are presented by means of theoretic descriptions of the underlying physical principles and further exemplified by schematic diagrams and drawings, outlining different a...
This paper intends to prove that it is possible to use lightweight membranes on interior partition w...
The increasing concern expressed by building designers in Panama, due to new building-energy regulat...
Based on an extensive literature review on passive building designs for tropical climates, seven ene...
Construction industry is responsible for great environmental impacts in the world, some authors refe...
Buildings in developing countries are often designed without taking sufficient account of the climat...
2012-08-02Kerala, the strip of land on the southwest coast of India, falls under the category of wet...
The increasing speed in which technology is developing, as well as the social and economical changes...
Nowadays, the energy consumption has a significant role in the entire life cycle of a building. The ...
On the periphery of most urban centres in the tropics, many new houses are being constructed in prev...
On the periphery of most urban centres in the tropics, many new houses are being constructed in prev...
The comparison between climate and comfort represents a fundamental step for the implementation of e...
This research focussed on the identification, evaluation and recommendation of passive design strate...
Adaptive Building Skins is a field of research that has received growing attention in the last few y...
This book addresses both passive and active methods of controlling the environmental performance of ...
Thesis: S.M. in Architecture Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architect...
This paper intends to prove that it is possible to use lightweight membranes on interior partition w...
The increasing concern expressed by building designers in Panama, due to new building-energy regulat...
Based on an extensive literature review on passive building designs for tropical climates, seven ene...
Construction industry is responsible for great environmental impacts in the world, some authors refe...
Buildings in developing countries are often designed without taking sufficient account of the climat...
2012-08-02Kerala, the strip of land on the southwest coast of India, falls under the category of wet...
The increasing speed in which technology is developing, as well as the social and economical changes...
Nowadays, the energy consumption has a significant role in the entire life cycle of a building. The ...
On the periphery of most urban centres in the tropics, many new houses are being constructed in prev...
On the periphery of most urban centres in the tropics, many new houses are being constructed in prev...
The comparison between climate and comfort represents a fundamental step for the implementation of e...
This research focussed on the identification, evaluation and recommendation of passive design strate...
Adaptive Building Skins is a field of research that has received growing attention in the last few y...
This book addresses both passive and active methods of controlling the environmental performance of ...
Thesis: S.M. in Architecture Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architect...
This paper intends to prove that it is possible to use lightweight membranes on interior partition w...
The increasing concern expressed by building designers in Panama, due to new building-energy regulat...
Based on an extensive literature review on passive building designs for tropical climates, seven ene...