Structural characterisation of adaptive facades in Europe - Part II: Validity of conventional experimental testing methods and key issues

Bedon, Chiara; Honfí, Dániel; Machalická, Klára; Eliášová, Martina; Vokáč, Miroslav; Kozłowski, Marcin; Wüest, Thomas; Santos, Filipe Amarante dos; Portal, N.W.

doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100797

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“…In 1990, Oleszkiewicz [52] described the complexities of evaluating flame spread in façade systems, claiming that a full-scale approach is the most reasonable and that escalation from laboratory-scale is not linear. Current design methods [53] and standardized large-scale testing [54] evaluate façades without taking into account key variables like wind loads, installation defects, complex geometries and other factors directly affecting flame spread. Studies exist on particular façade issues like the effect of the insulation layer thickness and [55] but do not provide an overall understanding or measurement of flammability at large-scale.…”

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Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification

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Osorio

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Fire Safety Journal

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Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification

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Fire Safety Journal

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“…As far as the above concepts are further elaborated, the final result can take the form of adaptive textiles able to ensure repeated dynamic performances within a given glass facade [72], Figure 11. According to [73,74], the design challenge is hence even more complex, due to the need of combining multiple performance parameters and requests (i.e., shading, visual comfort, thermal performance, etc.) with typically mechanical issues and design aspects to assess for safety purposes [75], both static and dynamic.…”

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Textiles and Fabrics for Enhanced Structural Glass Facades: Potentials and Challenges

Bedon

Rajčić

2019

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The use of textiles in architecture can cover a wide set of solutions and functions, spanning from buildings, towards geotechnical, aeronautic or automotive fields, etc. Special applications involve textiles in the health care or dressing scenarios. A multitude of other functions can then be found relatively for the use of textiles in building engineering and facades. As far as traditional facades or roofs composed of glass are taken into account, textiles offer a relevant number of potential uses that are specifically focused on energy, acoustic, insulation and even structural goals, in addition to pure architectural objectives. It is known that glass is relatively versatile, but has intrinsic needs and thermo-physical and mechanical features that require dedicated design methods, towards safe design purposes. Glass itself, in the form of constructional material, cannot be directly compared to other consolidated solutions for buildings. The same concept applies to textiles, and to their use to enhance other building components. Besides the key advantages deriving from the use of textiles in glass facades and envelopes—in the form of light, thermal or acoustic insulation, or energy efficiency—special care must be spent for specific structural requirements and performances. In some cases, textiles can in fact offer enhanced resistance to ordinary glass structures. In other conditions, textiles in combination with glass can ensure also enhanced acoustic and thermal performances. A multidisciplinary design approach able to properly fit several objectives should be considered. This paper aims at exploring the actual knowledge on glass textiles, with a focus on available tools and research trends, with careful consideration for structural glass facade applications.

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“…5,35 Knowledge gaps exist in terms of the market share of adaptive facades, including the main concepts, the most promising technologies, their categorization, their best fitto-purpose use, and the distinction between the short-term cyclical and long-term structural trends of adaptive facade technologies. Most studies on adaptive facades are either focused on a single adaptive facade technology (eg, solar shading or AVFs) or focus on structural aspects of adaptive facades, like the work of Bedon et al 37,38 or focus on reviewing technologies existing currently or in the past. 9 No study on the future trends of adaptive facades has aimed to identify…”

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Future trends and main concepts of adaptive facade systems

Attia

Lioure

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2020

Energy Science & Engineering

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There is a growing interest in adaptive facade technologies to counter overheating problems and well‐being concerns in smart and high‐performance buildings. However, traditional literature review studies do not necessarily provide deep insights into the future trends of adaptive facade technologies. To address these limitations, this paper proposes a novel conceptual framework and technological classification for adaptive facades in the future. Our research methodology includes a literature review expert interviews and content analysis. In‐depth interviews with 27 international adaptive facade experts were conducted with a focus on the European context. The results categorize the adaptive facade technologies under four promising families and present a conceptual framework that identifies human‐centered design, smart building operating systems, service‐driven solutions, circularity, and materials as the main drivers of the facade technological advancements. Overall, this methodology yields new and rich qualitative knowledge related to adaptive facades; however, it has certain limitations, such as being time‐consuming. The research provides insights on future delivery processes and the future structural trends of adaptive facades. The new categorization and framework articulate the multifunctionality and performance requirements of facade technologies including smartness, automation, comfort, and well‐being.

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Structural characterisation of adaptive facades in Europe - Part II: Validity of conventional experimental testing methods and key issues

Cited by 18 publications

References 20 publications

Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification

Maximum allowable damage approach to fire safety performance quantification

Textiles and Fabrics for Enhanced Structural Glass Facades: Potentials and Challenges

Future trends and main concepts of adaptive facade systems

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