Given the current need to reduce Urban Heat Island (UHI) worldwide, one of strategies that can contribute this mitigation is green façades. In context, aim research evaluate a Living Wall System (LWS) as strategy urban heat island in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, using outdoor test cells. This was focused on monitoring two different façades, an LWS and reference façade, during warmer month...

There are many kinds of façade shading designs which provide optimal indoor daylighting conditions. Thus, considering combinations of different types of façade shading systems is an essential aspect in the optimization of daylighting in the building design process. This study explores (1) how the pattern and different characteristics are evaluated by varying façade shading types and considering...

This article outlines a new semi-automatic approach for generating accurate BIM facade models for existing buildings from laser and image data. Two new developments for as-built BIM modelling are presented in this article. The first is a new library of reusable parametric objects designed for modelling classical architectural elements from survey data. These library objects are dynamic and have...

The paper presents our work on the automatic reconstruction of complete LOD3 building models. Existing LOD2 models are refined by adding 3D façade geometry with explicit semantic information to the planar facades. Aiming at robust and realistic façade structures, independent of the quality and availabilty of sensor data, object knowledge in the form of a grammar is automatically inferred and ap...

In this paper we address the problem of removing unwanted image content in a single orthographic façade image. We exploit the regular structure present in building façades and introduce a diffusion process that is guided by the symmetry prevalent in the image. It removes larger unwanted image objects such as traffic lights, street signs, or cables as well as smaller noise, such as reflections i...

This paper presents a generative grammar producing a language of patterns for the south façade of a prototype sustainable house. The patterns are produced through the activation of the electrochromic material that is applied on the windowpanes of the façade. The class of the performatively effective configurations of the façade is approached as a visual language and the productive (generation),...

This study provides additional evidence for the positive effect of the presence of a quiet façade at a dwelling and aims at unraveling potential mechanisms. Locations with dominant road traffic noise and high L(den)-levels at the most exposed façade were selected. Dwellings both with and without a quiet façade were deliberately sought out. Face-to-face questionnaires (N = 100) were taken to stu...

The analysis of a glass double skin façade equipped with integrated movable shading devices is presented, employing three different modelling levels: optics of materials, fluid dynamics of the double skin façade and building energy balance; the aim is to optimize both winter and summer energy performance. The model is developed for a façade oriented towards the south and taking into account the...

To obtain optimal efficacy toward energy saving in buildings, numerous approaches have been persistently developed and innovated. Double Skin Façade (DSF), one of the keys to efficiency thermal enhancement, is increasingly drawing attention from designers researchers speculating its benefits. Nowadays, there are still some doubts about performance DSF as it provides pros cons. Therefore, this r...