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Design and Digital Fabrication of a Parametric Joint for Bamboo Sustainable Structures

2019

The study deepens the design of a joining system for bamboo spatial structure by proposing new and advanced solutions that guarantee maximum freedom of composition to the designer. The joint allows to determine and control parametrically the adaptability to any spatial grid configuration of culms with heterogeneous dimensions. Despite the bamboo being one of the main natural building materials in the field of sustainable architecture, currently, it is not used enough due to the lack of adequate connection systems. Bamboo is a rapidly growing renewable resource, naturally available, which is quite strong and lends itself to structural applications. The paper proposes an innovative approach t…

Parametric modeling Bamboo Genetic algorithms 3D printing CAD/CAM designComputer sciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectComputational geometryGridAdaptabilityConstruction engineeringSettore ICAR/09 - Tecnica Delle CostruzioniParametric modelSustainable designJoint (building)Settore ICAR/17 - DisegnoNatural buildingmedia_commonParametric statistics
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Vernacular and bioclimatic architecture and indoor thermal comfort implications in hot-humid climates: An overview

2018

Abstract Sustainable urban development, especially in disadvantaged regions, has increasingly gained a major strategic priority. New settlements and urban regeneration programs have to achieve an improvement of social life quality, promote economic growth and increase environmental protection practices and proper use of local resources. In this framework, building environment development must exploit natural resources with responsible approach by using local materials and traditional techniques. In this end, indoor comfort and energy consumption have to match the territories needs. Low energy and passive heating/cooling techniques should be considered as a valid option in many building proj…

Architectural engineeringEngineeringSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleExploitRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industry020209 energymedia_common.quotation_subjectSettore ICAR/14 - Composizione Architettonica E UrbanaThermal comfortNatural ventilation02 engineering and technologyEnergy consumptionNatural resourceSettore ICAR/12 - Tecnologia Dell'ArchitetturaUrban planningSustainable development Vernacular architecture Natural building materials Adaptive comfort model PMVe / aPMV / POR method0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringQuality (business)Architecturebusinessmedia_common
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A Sustainable and Zero Energy Healthcare Facility in Mozambique

2016

Sustainable urban development, especially in economically disadvantaged regions, has increasingly become a major strategic priority. New settlements and urban regeneration programs have to improve the quality of social life, promote economic growth, increase environmental protection practices, and ensure the appropriate use of local resources. In that framework, a well-structured healthcare service is commonly conceived as vital for urban development. In response, this paper proposes the construction of one such healthcare facility in a deprived urban area in Maputo, Mozambique. Prioritising typical pillars of sustainability, the project’s design considers traditional building typology and …

Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleSustainable development vernacular architecture natural building materials adaptive comfort PMVe healthcare building.
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