High performance façades for commercial buildings

Due to the fact that construction, maintenance and operation of buildings consume almost 50% of the energy today, architects play a major role in the reduction of energy consumption. The building’s envelope (façades and roof) can have a significant and measurable impact. With regard to overheating a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bader, Stefan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1449