3-4 November 2015, Bern, Switzerland

ADVANCEDBUILDING SKINS

Advanced Building Skins

10th Conference on Advanced Building Skins3-4 November 2015, Bern, Switzerland

ISBN: ISBN 978-3-98120538-1

Economic Forum

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CONTENT

A1-1: Benefits of translucent building envelope made of DSC-integrated glassblocksLuisa Pastore, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy

A1-2: Glazed photovoltaic-thermal component for building envelope structureTomas Matuska, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

A1-3: Energy, daylight and thermal analysis of a geodesic dome with a photovoltaic envelopeMarco Lovati, EURAC Research, Bolzano, Italy

A1-4: Solar-driven form finding - Functionality and aesthetics of a solar integrated building envelopeWalter Klasz, University of Innsbruck, Austria

A1-5: Designing energy generating building envelopesDaniel Mateus, University of Lisbon, Portugal

A1-6: The importance of the basic material research for the development of innovative BIPVMichele Pellegrino, CR ENEA Portici, Italy

A1-7: Technical challenges for the cell interconnection in a customized BIPV moduleWendelin Sprenger, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany

A2-1: Photovoltaic technologies used in the prototypes of the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014Núria Sánchez-Pantoja, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain

A2-2: The Ekihouse: an energy self-sufficient house based on passive design strategiesRufino Hernéndez, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain

A2-3: NexusHaus: prototype for a green alley flatPetra Liedl, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, USA

A2-4: RhOME for denCity - Inertial mass for lightweight drystone stratigraphyChiara Tonelli, University of Roma TRE, Rome, Italy

A2-5: A critical review of the Solar Decathlon: origins, evolution, and futureJamie Russell, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

A3-1: Integration of photovoltaics in a load-bearing timber-glass façadeVitalija Rosliakova, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

A3-2: Photovoltaics in architecture: separating facts from fictionDieter Moor, ertex solartechnik, Austria

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A3-3: The architectural potentials of solar technology in energy-efficient renovationRoland Krippner, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany

A4-1: A size-flexible, shade robust photovoltaic system for integration in roofs and façadesJosco Kester, ECN Solar Energy, Netherlands

A4-2: Symbiosis between solar technologies in the building envelopeChiara Tonelli, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

A4-3: Simple models for architecture with BIPVT or BISTChristoph Maurer, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany

A4-4: Transformation of a historical coal bunker into a solar power station using multi-colored BIPVKerstin Müller, baubüro in situ ag, Basel, Switzerland

A4-5: Innovative solar thermal concentrating roof-integrated collectorMauro Caini, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering -University of Padua

A5-1: Integration of photovoltaics in office and commercial buildings: economical and energy optimizationValérick Cassagne, TOTAL - New Energies, Paris La Défense, France

A5-2: Fostering BIPV in the Mediterranean areaGiuseppe Desogus, University of Cagliari, Italy

A5-3: Strategies to increase the deployment of PV in façadesChristian Renken, CR Energie Sarl, Collombey, Switzerland

A7-1: Performance analysis of solar air heating systems for the refurbishment of commercial buildingsBenoit Sicre, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland

A7-2: Venetian blinds as a solar thermal collector in a mechanically ventilated transparent façadeAlfredo Guardo Zabaleta, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

A7-3: Integrating solar vacuum tubes in a high rise building façadeWalid el Baba, Webco sarl, Beirut, Lebanon

A7-4: Architectural integration of solar collectors made with ceramic materialsJordi Roviras Miñana, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

A7-5: Thermal analysis of a flat evacuated glass enclosure for building integrated solar applicationsTrevor Hyde, Center for Sustainable Technologies, University of Ulster, UK

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B1-1: Impacts of building envelope options on hospital energy performanceHeather Burpee, University of Washington, USA

B1-2: Reducing the length of stay in hospitals with daylight optimizationHelmut Köster, Köster Tageslichtplanung, Frankfurt, Germany

B1-3: Daylight quality in healthcare designSahar Diab, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

B2-1: A parametrical study for the optimization of daylighting in advanced façadesNelly Moenssens, University of Leuven, Ghent, Belgium

B2-2: Control strategies and user acceptance of innovative daylighting and shading conceptsMichaela Reim, Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research, Germany

B2-3: Building envelope design for enhanced daylight distributionErika Figueiredo, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil

B2-4: Light and outside vision at restaurantsUrtza Uriarte, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona Tech, Spain

B2-5: Parans solar lighting systemRawan Allouzi, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Amman, Jordan

B3-1: Optimised solar shading control systems for passive houses in cold climatesSøren Gedsø, Erichsen & Horgen, Oslo, Norway

B3-2: Measurement method for solar heat gain coefficient of high-performance façades using small solar spectroradiometersTakefumi Yokota, Nikken Sekkei Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

B3-3: Geometric focalization of sun rays in residential building applicationsAlexandra Saranti, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, Greece

B3-4: Comparing the efficiency of solar shading devices in reducing building cooling needsOlivier Dartevelle, Architecture et Climat, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

B3-5 Modelling of an anidolique daylight systemDaich Safa, University of Mohamed Khider, Biskra, Algeria

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B4-1 Holistic RefurbishmentStefan Oehler, Werner Sobek, Frankfurt, Germany

B4-2: Smart façades for existing, non-residential buildings: An assessmentKonstantinos Panopoulos, International Hellenic University, Thermi, Greece

B4-3: Energy performance of existent external walls in IstanbulÖzlem Karagöz, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

B4-4: Timber passive solar façade – an adapative façade for the refurbishment of existing buildingsAntonio Spinelli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

B4-5: Integrating structural glass systems in historic building facadesMeltem Nevzat, International University, Haspolat, Cyprus

B5-1: Performance based retrofitting of façades for nearly zero-energy buildingsSheikh Zuhaib, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

B5-2: Towards user-oriented plug & play façades - Upgrading the energy performance of row housesMieke Oostra, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands

B5-3: The use of BIM in the restoration of the Teatro LiricoLidia Pinti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

B5-4: End effectors for an automated and robotic façade componentKepa Iturralde, Chair for Building Realization and Robotics, TU Munich, Germany

B5-5: Retrofitting building envelopes in warm regionsCarolina Caballero Roig, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain

B6-1: Resilience of Swiss offices to climate change: A comparison of four buildings with different façade typologiesDominic Jurt, Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts, Switzerland

B6-2: Building envelope: assessment and certification of its performanceValentina Puglisi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

B6-3: Comparing the eneregy efficiency of a timber curtain wall with an aluminium systemNebojša Buljan, Permasteelisa Group, Rijeka, Croatia

CONTENT

B6-4: Optimal characteristics and dimensions of glazing components in building skinsDavid Kammer, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

B6-5: A new approach for advanced building skin design and testing: the BUILDING FUTURE labCorrado Trombetta, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy

B6-6: Design choices and thermal simulations of a test cell facility - Performance tests and building envelope componentsGiulio Cattarin, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

B6-7: Condensation within building skins: temperature-gradient calculation, modelling and finite-elements simulationAmir Hassan, WSP, Alberta, Canada

B6-8: Simulations with reflective and absorbent materials for a better acoustic quality of the building skinStefania Masseroni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

B6-9: The effects of pavement albedo changes on conditioning energy use in buildings as a function of building skin propertiesPablo Rosado, Heat Island Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

B7-1: Thermal bridging assessment and its impact on the building energy performanceKaterina Tsikaloudaki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

B7-2: Impact of infiltrations in energy demand of a dwelling: Sensitivity to infiltrations for Mediterranean climateSilvia Guillén-Lambea, University of Zaragoza, Spain

B7-3: Lessons of bioclimatic passive design in the Herbert Jacobs II house by Frank Lloyd WrightJuan Sebastián Rivera Soriano, Universidad de la Salle, Bogotá, Colombia

B7-4: Validation of the PHPP program calculations in Mediterranean climatesBeatriz Rodríguez Soria, Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Zaragoza, Spain

B7-5: Commissioning and optimization of a new office buildingNiels Radisch, Ramboll, Copenhagen, Denmark

C1-1: Conserving energy with biodiverse building skinsBruce Dvorak, Texas A&M University, USA

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C1-2: Passivhaus envelope with modular straw panelsBjørn Kierulf, Createrra, Senec, Slovakia

C1-3: Environmental implications of cork as thermal insulation in façade retrofitsJorge Sierra-Pérez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

C1-4: The potential application of agro-based polymers in building façadesMahjoub Elnimeiri, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA

C2-1: Thermal performance of lightweight walls with phase change materials (PCM)Efraín Moreles, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Morelos, México

C2-2: Difficulties of heat transfer from PCM type board to ambient roomMartin Zálešák, Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czech Republic

C2-3: Simulation of the thermal performance of translucent phase change materials and whole-building energy implicationsPhilipp Kräuchi, Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts, Switzerland

C2-4: Application of PCM panels of different solidus temperatures on inner wall surfaces to reduce seasonal heating/cooling loadsCraig Farnham, College of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Japan

C2-5: Ultramarine blue pigment with thermal storage for buildingsMaría Isabel Arriortua, Universidad del País Vasco, Bizkaia, Spain

C3-1: Application of phase-change materials in buildingsRami Alsayed, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

C3-2: Year-round comfortable environment in a multi-storey building by melting and solidification of PCMVadim Dubovsky, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

C3-3: Optimization of PCMs installed on walls and ceilings for light-weight residential buildingsPaulo Tabares, University of Denver, Colorado, USA

C3-4: Aerogel insulation enhanced with phase change material for energy conservation in structuresGeorge Gould, Aspen Aerogels, USA

C3-5: Comparison of PCM-active thermal storage systems integrated in building enclosuresVasken Dermardiros, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada

CONTENT

C4-1: Light-weight panel for buildings: an integrated optimization processFabio Manzone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

C4-2: Comparing the energy saving of timber frame cladding with PUR foam insulationZdeněk Fránek, Technical University Liberec, Czech Republic

C4-3: A new stucco coating based on pearlescent pigments for improving wall thermal insulationAlessandro Premier, Iuav University of Venice, Italy

C4-4: Soil as skin: ancient rammed earth and passive solar technologies in the modern ageMartin Knap, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada

C5-1: Performance assessment of advanced materials in architectural envelopesRoberto Garay Martinez, Tecnalia, Spain

C5-2: Investigations on vacuum insulation panels based on medium sized powdersRoland Caps, VA-q-Tec, Germany

C5-3: Making thermal insulation adaptiveNikolaus Nestle, BASF SE Advanced Materials and Systems, Ludwigshafen, Germany

C5-4: Aerogel insulation in refurbishmentMichal Ganobjak, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia

C6-1: VIP in building applicationsSteffen Knoll, Porextherm GmbH, Germany

C6-2: Evaluation of architectural VIP in JapanAtsushi IWAMAE, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan

C6-3: Application of Vacuum Insulation Panels in Canada’s NorthDoug MacLean, Energy Solutions Centre, Whitehorse, Canada

C7-1: Application of aerogel technology in curtain wall façadesDavid Appelfeld, Dow Corning Belgium

D1-1: Unitised façade assemblies for high rise residential buildingsRon Fitch, Trimo UK Ltd.

D1-2: The dynamic response of the semi-closed cavity skin to changing of load conditionFumihiko Chiba, University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan

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D1-3: Technological and behavioral aspects of perforated building envelopesBader Alatawneh, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy

D1-4: Innovative block on housing in the Mediterranean climateCalogero Montalbano, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

D1-5: Acceptance by durability: Quality assurance and insurance favour the use of innovative façadesIris M. Reuther, Technische Universität Graz, Austria

D1-6: Including traditional architectural elements to optimize building skinJoan Ramon Dacosta Díaz, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

D1-7: Optimum solutions to satisfy preference façades and energy consumption of an office buildingAli Alajmi, College of Technological Studies, Mishref, Kuwait

D1-8: Evolution of building envelopes through creating living characteristicsElaheh Najafi, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

D2-1: Shrinkage and temperature effects in glass-concrete composite panelsPietro Crespi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

D2-2: Light transmitting concreteAndreas Roye, LUCEM GmbH, Germany

D2-3: Improvement of indoor air quality using photocatalytic cement-based mortarsChiara Giosuè, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

D2-4: Functional lightweight and air purifying concreteJos Brouwers, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

D2-5: Infra-lightweight concrete in multi-story residential buildingsClaudia Lösch, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

D2-5: Experimental investigation of thermal mass in hemp-lime concrete wallsOliver Kinnane, Queen’s University, Belfast, United Kingdom

D3-1: Mechanical properties of wood-cement compoundsDaia Zwicky, University of Applied Sciences, Fribourg, Switzerland

D3-2: Wood-cement compound-based load-bearing wall elementsNiccolò Macchi, University of Applied Sciences, Fribourg, Switzerland

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D3-3: Thermal and acoustic insulation properties of Wood-cement compoundsAlireza Fadai, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

D3-4: Numerical simulations of the overall building-physical performance of wood-cement compound-based building skinsJoachim Nathanael Nackler, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

D3-5: Combustibility of wood-cement compoundsDaia Zwicky, University of Applied Sciences, Fribourg, Switzerland

D3-6: Economic and ecological performance of wood-cement compound-based wall elementsWolfgang Winter, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

D4-1: Energy self-sufficient Otaniemi campusSatu Kankaala, Aalto University Properties Ltd., Espoo, Finland

D4-2: Zero-Energy Urban Quarters in moderate climates: Developing guidelines at the building and urban planning levelsUdo Dietrich and Lena Knoop, HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany

D5-1: An approach for the sustainable urban development: starting from the buildingAntonella Calderazzi, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

D5-2: Zoning ordinances as tools for energy self-sufficiencyAnders Nereim, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

D5-3: APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project: Progress and ProspectKazutomo Irie, Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre, Tokyo, Japan

D6-1: The efficacy of policy instruments to reduce the energy use of privately owned dwellingsBram Entrop, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

D6-2: Polices to reduce market barriers for building performanceIrene Boles, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand

D6-3: Energy performance of buildings in Santiago, Chile: results of unregulated and high solar radiation contextClaudio Vásquez Zaldívar, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

D6-4: The user’s benefit as financial reference for building refurbishmentsCarmen Alonso, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain

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D6-5: The influence of end user perception on the economic feasibility of sustainable building skin renovationsBob Bogers, University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands

D7-1: Optimization through life cycle costs analysis - Social housing retrofitting in ItalyAngela Poletti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

D7-2: Retrofitting for social housing: A sustainable solution towards zero energy buildingsGianpiero Evola, University of Catania, Italy

D7-3: A cost approach to evaluate sustainable building design for a social housing complexAntonio Talarico, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

D7-4: Industrialised renovation strategies and prefabrication – Cost optimisation and added values in focusSonja Geier, Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts, Switzerland

E1-1: Discomfort glare with complex fenestration systems and the impact on energy use when using daylighting controlSabine Hoffmann, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

E1-2: Structural sealant glazing: reinventing the wooden windowMarc Donzé, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

E1-3: Thermal properties of door and window access systemsWolfgang Rädle, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

E1-4: New material for an ecological solution for wooden window frame enlargementsUrs Uehlinger, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

E1-5: Modelling complex fenestration systems in TRNSYS – a comparison between a simplified and a detailed thermal modelGiuseppe De Michele, EURAC Research, Bolzano, Italy

E1-6: Building Elements Smart Technology (BEST) - Analysis of thermal behaviour of windows in old buildingsPierfrancesco Prosperini, University of Camerino, Ascoli Piceno, Italy

E1-7: Measuring condensation water in the interspace of coupled windowsMax Bauer, Sapa Building Systems GmbH, Ulm, Germany

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E2-1: Energy Frames - A new technology for intelligent glazed façadesFrederik V. Winther, Rambøll, Copenhagen, Denmark

E2-2: Analysis of potential biomimetic applications of skin and shell analogies on the building envelopeLeopoldo Saavedra, Technical University Munich, Germany

E2-3: Adaptive architectural envelopes for temperature, humidity and CO2 controlMarlén López, University of Oviedo, Gijon, Spain

E2-4: Lightweight modular structure for an energy-efficient adaptive building envelopeMaria Eftychi, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

E3-1: Adaptive façades NetworkAndreas Luible, Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts, Switzerland

E3-2: Monitoring energy and comfort performance of transparent adaptive façadesValentina Serra, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

E3-3: Experimental facilities for adaptive façades characterizationFrancesco Goia, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

E3-4: Adaptive façade systems – A review of performance requirements, design approaches, use cases and market needsChristian Struck, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, Netherlands

E3-5: Adaptive façades System AssessmentShady Attia, University of Liège, Belgium

E3-6: Design for façade adaptability – Towards a unified and systematic characterizationRoel Loonen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

E4-1: Prototyping of composite structural envelopes through CNC and robotic fabricationChris Knapp, Bond University, Queensland, Australia

E4-2: Advanced ceramic environmental screensRosa Urbano Gutierrez, University of Liverpool and Amanda Wanner, Leeds Beckett University, UK

E4-3: Metal mesh shading devices optimization by parametric approach designAndrea Zani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

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E4-4: Advanced BIM tools for building planning, collaboration and analysisKai Oberste-Ufer, DORMA, Germany

E5-1: Exchanges between physical computing and performative parametric modelsMate Thitisawat, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, USA

E5-2: Application of interactive 3D visualization and computation for energy appraisal: enhancing BIM practices in small companiesVladeta Stojanovic, Abertray University, Dundee, United Kingdom

E5-3: Lighting performance simulation and adaptive control of an advanced building skin based on human behavior inputsKristis Alexandrou, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

E6-1: Performance analyses of tensile membrane façadesEve S. Lin, Tensile Evolution, Irvine, CA, USA

E6-2: A lightweight plug-in adaptive envelope to reduce the energy consumption of existing buildingsStyliana Gregoriou, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

E6-3: Coated textiles: smart wraps for old and new buildingsKatja Bernert, Mehler Texnologies GmbH, Germany

E6-4: Performace analyses of the Ducati superbike pavilionMariangela De Vita, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy

E7-1: Climate-dependent wind-driven passive ventilative cooling potential in Central and Southern EuropeMario Grosso, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy

E7-2: Natural ventilation in existing buildings by hybrid draft guardJan de Wit, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, Netherlands

E7-3: Advanced control of natural ventilation with solar and noise protectionShuqing Cui, Mines Paris Tech, France

E7-4: Performance of the traditional building envelope in MaltaAntonio Mollicone, University of Malta, Iklin, Malta

F2-1: From „Building Integrated“ to „Building oriented“ PhotovoltaicsUrs Muntwyler, Head, Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Berner Fachhochschule, Switzerland

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F2-2: Hybrid, stromproduzierend und transluzent: Ein wegweisendes Fassadensystem für die Mobiliar AG BernDaniel Meyer, GWJARCHITEKTUR AG, Bern, Schweiz

F3-1: Concepts for mechanically biased membrane and film constructions in conjunction with standardized façade systemsMarcel Ebert, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Studies, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany

F4-1: Sun protection and comfort - comfort by optimizing profit by building simulationEva-Maria Pape, Director, Institute for Energy-Efficient Architecture, University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany

F4-2 Optimization of building design with simulations of building energy consumption Emil Grüniger, Soltherm AG, Altendorf, Switzerland

F4-3: Simulation of captive use for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) Samuel Summermatter, Head Engineering Department, BE Netz AG, Switzerland

F5-1: Polypyrrole: Additional functions for facades made of biomaterialsMichael Sailer, Unit Innovative Technology in Construction, Saxion University of Applied Science, Enschede, The Netherlands

F5-2: Biologically-degradable building envelopes of the futureDaniel Friedrich, Engineering and Architecture, University of Lucerne, Switzerland

F5-3: Ecological and energetic aspects of facade elements made of formed TRCKevin Pidun, Department of Plastic, RWTH Aachen, Germany

F5-4: Phase change materials for the climate control of a residential buildingNadège Vetterli, for International Building, Engineering and Architecture, University of Lucerne, Switzerland

F5-5: Building Information Modeling in the LCA of building productionGeorg Reitschmidt, Department of Construction Informatics and Sustainable Building, Technical University of Central Hesse, Giessen, Germany

F5-6: Effect of vapor-permeable and reflective materials on radiation moisture, heat transfer and durability of facadesHeinrich Thielmann, HTC, Grenoble, France

F4-4: Einfluss der Wärmespeicherfähigkeit auf die energetische Flexibilität von Gebäuden Monika Hall, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Institut Energie am Bau