Typical architecture designers convey through vague and qualified notions. With the increasing number of PV installations on buildings, architects are forced to corporate with technicians and engineers in the design processes. However, the communications between them are often hindered because unlike architects who communicate through semantic descriptors and visual images, engineers are used t...

Concerning energy improvement of existing façades, a favourable system involves prefabricated multilayer panels, made internal insulation core and outer textile reinforced concrete layers. It is convincing alternative to external thermal composite systems (ETICS) ventilated it meets all the requirements for façade systems. The main advantage possibility toapply panel using crane, without any sc...

A new methodology for the synthesis, design and retrofitting of energy efficient separation processes that is based on the concept of shortest separation lines is presented. The basic theory of shortest distillation lines, formulated as a nonlinear programming problem, is given. Two examples are presented that show that energy efficient separations correspond to shortest stripping lines – even ...