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High-Performance Double Skin Façade Buildings: Climatic-Based Exploration book cover

1st Edition

High-Performance Double Skin Façade Buildings Climatic-Based Exploration

By Mona Azarbayjani Copyright 2023
216 Pages 190 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 190 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 190 Color Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive theoretical platform for the use and construction of double skin façade projects. The DSF concept has been used mostly in European buildings; however, its success in other climates should be addressed. Increasing numbers of buildings are featuring double skin façade technology in the US; however, still relatively few have been studied for their performance in... Read more

1. Introduction. 

2. Basics: Types of Construction – Box, Shaft, Corridor, Multi-Story Types. 

3. Facade Construction. 

4. Climatic context and design solution. 

5. Natural ventilation and double skin facade. 

6. Performance analysis and Case studies. 

7. Façade of the Future

Biography

Mona Azarbayjani is the Graduate Program Director and an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, School of Architecture, where she is currently teaching comprehensive studios, core building technology courses, energy modeling, and interactive envelope seminars. Her research is focused on energy analytics, high-performance and healthy buildings, and user-centered design with new technologies.

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