RESUMEN: El uso de herramientas paramétricas en la concepción de un edificio es un importante cambio que las tecnologías han proporcionado en el proceso de diseño. Por otro lado, los museos presentan un creciente desarrollo en el mundo, promoviendo nuevas edificaciones con expresiones arquitectónicas significativas y diversas actividades culturales. El problema a investigar tiene su origen en que algunos […]
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Heliodon’s Use for the Development of Bioclimatic Architecture Projects in for the city of Araras, São Paulo – Brazil
ABSTRACT: Bioclimatic architecture consider that the climate is an important variable in the design process. In this context, environment comfort can be naturally obtained for the users of buildings by using bioclimatic strategies, which depending on the climate, the construction techniques and the type of use. In this process, the sun is an important aspect, leading the architects and […]
The Thermal Influence of Envelopment in Naturally Ventilated Environments
ABSTRACT: Motivated by the increase of 42% on average in Brazilian demand for electricity in the period 2003-2013, due to population growth that reached 12.3% since the year 2000, it has become a priority the adoption of improvements in construction, especially seeking thermal efficiency. More efficient buildings have as targets the intervention and identification of solutions on the project […]
Analysis of concrete properties by incorporating wash water
ABSTRACT: Concrete is an essential material in construction and large companies have opted for industrialized it. For the preparation of industrial concrete quality is required to wash the concrete mixer trucks with great frequency, using potable water. Knowing the water crisis faced by Brazil in recent times, this work aims to reuse the water from these washes for making new concrete. […]
LCA of waste PET particles as a partial replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete
ABSTRACT: The waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) particles combined with pozzolanic materials can be used in the production of concretes with the goal of diminish the quantity of waste in landfills and reduce the depletion of natural resources. However, little has been researched about the environmental viability of the use of wastes in the production of concrete, and no assessment […]
Innovative skins and domotic systems: the technological design for residential buildings’ energetic efficiency
ABSTRACT: Comfort and efficiency needs require the realisation of “smart architectures” with a supervised energetic and environmental operations, consisting of dynamic skins: complex systems made up of blocks and filters able to adjust heat, solar radiation, air and vapour flows and also to convert the radiations in energy (heat energy and electricity). The innovation works above all through the […]
Characterization and Thermal Performance of a Compressed Earth Construction System for Improving Comfort and Achieving Energy Savings
ABSTRACT: Earth has been used historically as a construction material in various regions and cultures for thousands of years. The primitive earth structures consisted mainly of simple wooden frames covered with mud. Earth constructions are usually built in locations where other construction materials are relatively scarce. The process of its fabrications consists of sun-dried mud or adobe bricks with […]
Industrial waste: Study for adding or partial replacement in Portland cement
ABSTRACT: In an attempt to mitigate the environmental impact of industrial activities and the assumption of scarcity of raw materials due to the impacts experienced in the present world seek out alternatives for recycling of industrial waste generated on macro complex civil construction sector. The objective of this study was to promote a literature review of promising approaches published […]
Double Glazings: Spectrophotometric Characterization for Facade Modules
ABSTRACT: Glazing contributes significantly to heat transfer between outdoor and indoor spaces and these surfaces act directly on daylighting and thermal comfort. Based on these aspects, spectrophotometric characterization of double glazings was accomplished to study components for a modular facade system for the climate of Portugal. This study focused on results of spectrophotometric measurements of optical behavior in the different […]
Green Roofs: Manual structure proposed for Brazilian cities
ABSTRACT: Regarding green roofs, policies and encouragement strategies have been adopted for more than thirty years in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Canada, where there are supportive standards, guidelines and manuals. In Brazil, this issue is recent and several laws are being proposed in recent years, but they are superficial and do not show strong technical or […]