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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.

Solutions from nature for building envelope thermoregulation
Presentation / Conference
Badarnah, L., Nachman Farchi, Y., & Knaack, U. Solutions from nature for building envelope thermoregulation. Paper presented at Design & Nature V: Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering

The building envelope has to maintain a thermal comfort for the occupants. Current technologies for buildings consider the envelope as a thermal barrier or a shield that has to be insulated to prevent heat loss and allow it to be open to dissipate he... Read More about Solutions from nature for building envelope thermoregulation.

Organizational features in leaves for application in shading systems for building envelopes
Presentation / Conference
Badarnah, L., & Knaack, U. Organizational features in leaves for application in shading systems for building envelopes. Paper presented at Design & Nature IV: Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering

Main principles and methods for sunlight tracking in leaves are presented for possible application in shading systems. Plants have developed unique mechanisms for specific climates and locations, where they can determine the amount of exposure for ef... Read More about Organizational features in leaves for application in shading systems for building envelopes.