All Outputs (2)

Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Jalali, S., Davies, A., Badarnah, L., & Nicoletti, E. (2022, August). Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins. Paper presented at SEEDS Conference 2022 (International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society), University of the West of England, Bristol and online

Several systems have been developed to enhance buildings’ environmental performance towards reducing their operational energy demand. However, there is still potential for improving methods for responsively controlling daylight and solar gain while f... Read More about Design lessons from plants for adaptive solar skins.

Amphibious architecture: A review of the construction methods adopted in existing designs (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ameh, H., Lamond, J., & Badarnah, L. (2022, August). Amphibious architecture: A review of the construction methods adopted in existing designs. Paper presented at SEEDS Conference 2022 (International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society), University of the West of England, Bristol and online

Effective flood mitigation strategies at individual property level can be designed to limit damage and facilitate recovery by limiting water entry or enabling entry into occupied spaces in a controlled manner. Ideally these strategies will be robust... Read More about Amphibious architecture: A review of the construction methods adopted in existing designs.