Biodegradable Materials in Building Envelopes

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1 Biodegradable Materials in Building Envelopes - Dwellings (possible office buildings) - Follow up of graduation project 05/ Scouting for new materials, technologies or composites - Building Physics - Design and construction processes - New products for buildings Research question What products and systems will enhance the use of biodegradable material in building envelopes? - Literature study - Experiments and Interviews - Detailing - Architectural design studies Mentor: Tillmann Klein

2 Construction Connections Overview Map Connections are key to combine materials, components and building elements. In order to develop new connections within the upcoming challenges of circularity, sustainability and automatisation we need an overview what's already out there and in which way these can be used or altered towards new applications. Research question Creating an overview of connection that helps to sort and evaluate their purpose. How can these collected into a map or database in order to help finding the right one for your specific problem. - Literature study - Detailing - Architectural design case studies Mentor: Marcel Bilow

3 Design for Disassembly - Office Facades - Follow up of graduation project 05/2013 focussing on curtain walls - Looking at other industries (automotive,..) - Design and construction processes - New connection and material technologies and combinations What connection technologies will be required in the future to allow disassembly of facades? - Literature studies - Experiments and Interviews - Detailing - Architectural design studies Mentor: Ulrich Knaack / Arie Bergsma / Tillmann Klein

4 Product Development of PD-lab seams - PD lab system: multiple smaller integrated elements (LEGO for buildings) - Building physical performance of seams between these elements is key - 4-axis CNC milling: potential to use smart profiles - Optimization could include: air-tightness, waterproofing, fire proofing, acoustical performance - In combination with TheNewMakers How could building physical performance of seams between building components be improved by adjusting CNC milled seam-geometry? - Hands-on Approach: testing analysing mock-ups - Using / improving existing Product Development Methodology Mentor: Pieter Stoutjesdijk

5 Glass bundle truss elements Mentor: Ate Snijder

6 Acoustics + Fire of Circular Separation Systems - Product Development Lab - Circular separation elements: walls and floors components for indoor use - Optimizing acoustical performance and fire-proofing - CNC milling, file-to-factory, design for disassembly - Material layering - In combination with TheNewMakers and various industry partners (Iboma) How to improve acoustical performance and fire proofing of circular CNC produced separation elements? - Literature studies + Calculations - Hands-on Approach: testing analysing mock-ups - Using / improving existing Product Development Methodology Mentor: Pieter Stoutjesdijk

7 Modular Integrated Circular Building Components - Product Development Lab - Automated construction - Integration of various building functionality in modular building components (heating, cooling, energy production, distribution, ventilation ) - In combination with TheNewMakers and industry partners (Conntech) How to improve acoustical performance and fire proofing of circular CNC produced separation elements? - Reference / market studies - Product development & testing (hands-on) - Architectural design studies - Using / improving existing Product Development Methodology Mentor: Pieter Stoutjesdijk

8 Intervention strategies for church buildings Due to the increasing secularisation many church buildings in the Netherlands will become redundant in the near future. The challenge is to adapt this religious heritage to new functions without loosing the cultural, spatial and social values of the often listed church buildings. The research is linked to the projects Transformation framework, pilot church buildings (Prov. Noord-Brabant) and KaDEr (Prov. Gelderland) What are feasible architectural and technical interventions in church buildings in order to accomodate new program? - case-study analysis - architectural design of a catalogue (models, scenario s, or similar) of interventions in relation to the type of church building and future functions Mentor: Sara Stroux (Heritage & Architecture)

9 Building product innovation: History and future : Rising complexity and technical demand on building products present new challenges to architects, designers, engineers, and system developers. The Circular Economy aims to radically change the industry, from the way we design buildings to the way we manage and operate them. How have building products evolved over time? What challenges have they met and what development can we expect in the future? Design Question: What will be the impact of the Circular Economy and energy transitions on the development of building product design, fabrication, and supply? -Literature and case-study research. -Stakeholder interviews. Mentor team: Tillmann Klein, Juan F. Azcarate-Aguerre Theme: Façade Design/Climate Design

10 Robotic Assembly of CNC cut elements - Robotic Assembly - Fully Automated construction - ROS universal robot language will be used - In combination with TheNewMakers, HighTechCentre students Each group of students will define a specific sub question; question below is one example How could CNC cut elements be adjusted to make them suitable for fully automatic robotic assembly? - Reference study - Product development & testing (hands-on) - Fully automated CNC production line of TNM is available Mentor: Pieter Stoutjesdijk

11 PD of Separating Connection for circular system - Product Development - Acoustically separating connection that can be remountable, holds two parts of separation wall - Different levels of flexibility, geometry etc - Simulating extrusion process by 3D printing prototypes - Design of test-setup to estimate acoustical performance of connection What is the best geometry, material for an acoustically separating connection that holds together two shells of a circular separation wall? - Reference study - Product development & testing (hands-on) - Material costs paid by TNM Mentor: Pieter Stoutjesdijk

12 Circular Building Products Integration of energy generating devices The ongoing project aims at the renovation of the Dutch housing stock (portiek etage woningen). Energy neutral apartments require new building envelopes as well as building service installation (Ventilation, heating, energy generation). 2ndSkin aims at integrating both in one approach with minimal impact to the user. 12 test appartments have been build and another 180 units are in preparation Loadbearing constructions Building services How can building services and façade more efficiently get integrated? Ducting Interior finishing Partition walls Design task: Re-Design of selected building product towards a circular approach? - Investigation of current state of the Art - Definition of functional requirements - Detailing Mentor : Tillmann Klein, Pieter Stoutjesdijk Theme: Facades

13 Smart hybrid ventilation A smart use of natural ventilation is one of the basic parameters of the design of comfortable low energy buildings. The research has a wide scope, from houses, offices, public buildings to greenhouses and datacentres. A handbook for students and professionals is under development, together with the Heriot-Watt university: Hybrid ventilation, a design guide. The goal is to support students during their design process, which is already the case at the moment with a draft-version. In the Senselab comfort measurements of advanced hybrid ventilation systems may be executed. Active façades and smart user interfaces could be developed in combination with hybrid ventilation, The research aims to lead to innovative and improved ventilation solutions for offices, greenhouses and other functions. Climate concept of the transparent hybrid ventilated Unipol Tower in Milan (architect Mario Cucinella, climate consultant Deerns). Mentor: Peter van der Engel

14 URBAN FACADES Façade integration of strategies and new technologies to tackle urban environmental challenges Large cities face severe environmental problems such as air pollution and high temperatures (urban heat islands). At the same time, façade design has traditionally focused on protective and regulative functions to conceive comfortable indoor spaces. Besides energy generation through solar collection, the external surfaces of buildings have not been largely explored in terms of their potential to improve urban environmental conditions. What are the current technological possibilities and what are their prospects for improving the urban environment through façade integration? Design Question: How can we integrate these technologies in façade components and systems seeking to promote widespread application? What are the design possibilities and constraints derived by their application in the building envelope? - State-of-the-art review of technological possibilities - Interviews with experts and manufacturers - Architectural concepts for façade components and/or systems. Mentor Ulrich Knaack CoolBricks Emerging Objects Pollution-eating coating Palazzo Italia Milan, Italy Green wall Consorcio Building Santiago, Chile

15 Real Additive Manufacturing : Additive manufacturing for the building envelope (Group of 3-4 MSc Students) Following the development of the additive manufacturing done at TU Delft, AE+T, this MSc group should investigate the potentials of various building materials (steel, Aluminium, Brick, Concert, glass, polymers, wood, paper) and functional integration for the performative building envelope. The idea is to develop integral building envelopes as real and functioning construction component How can AM be used for functional integration in building envelopes? Design Question: What are design, material, function and process implications? - Investigation of current state of the Art - Definition of functional requirements - Investigating material properties within the AM process - 1:1 building and testing Mentor: Ulrich Knaack Theme: Façade Design / Additive manufacturing

16 H-Block dry brick Background and aim: Two companies (a bricklayer company and a machine manufacturer) have developed a new dry brick system. It is based on standard bricks but the connection is not formed by mortar by by a plastic connector. The potential advantages are: Dry construction and high building speed. 100% re-usability of system, low costs and the possibility to use low skilled labor. First research showed that the system has a high potential but needs development Research needs to be done on the following areas: Brick pattern and relief Additional integrated functionalities Robotic production and building Connections to adjacent building components Structural connection of wall system Final Results Drawings and products plans, Report with system description 1 to 1 mock-ups in coopeartion with the manufacturers Mentor: Koen Mulder Building Technology Graduation s Theme: Façade Design Façade Design