biodegradable materials in building envelopes · 2018-08-13 · ae + t honors topics july 30, 2018...

AE + T Honors Topics

July 30, 2018

Biodegradable Materials in Building Envelopes

Topic

- Dwellings (possible office buildings)

- Follow up of graduation project 05/2013

- 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?

Method:

- Literature study

- Experiments and Interviews

- Detailing

- Architectural design studies

Mentor: Tillmann Klein


July 30, 2018

Construction Connections Overview Map

Topic

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.

Method:

- Literature study

- Detailing

- Architectural design case studies

Mentor: Marcel Bilow


July 30, 2018

Mentor: Ulrich Knaack / Arie Bergsma / Tillmann Klein

Design for Disassembly

Topic

- 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

Research question:

What connection technologies will be required in the future to allow disassembly of facades?

Method:

- Literature studies

- Experiments and Interviews

- Detailing



July 30, 2018

Product Development of PD-lab seams

Topic

- 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

Research question:

How could building physical performance of seams between building components be improved by adjusting CNC milled seam-geometry?

Method:

- Hands-on Approach: testing analysing mock-ups

- Using / improving existing Product Development Methodology

Mentor: Pieter Stoutjesdijk


July 30, 2018

Glass bundle truss elements

Mentor: Ate Snijder


July 30, 2018

Acoustics + Fire of Circular Separation Systems

Topic

- 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)

Research question:

How to improve acoustical performance and fire proofing of circular CNC produced separation elements?

Method:

- Literature studies + Calculations

- Hands-on Approach: testing analysing mock-ups




July 30, 2018

Modular Integrated Circular Building Components

Topic

- 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)

Research question:

How to improve acoustical performance and fire proofing of circular CNC produced separation elements?

Method:

- Reference / market studies

- Product development & testing (hands-on)





July 30, 2018

Intervention strategies for church buildings

Topic

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)

Research question:

What are feasible architectural and technical interventions in church buildings in order to accomodate new program?

Method:

- 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)


Topic: 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.

Research question:

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?

Method:

-Literature and case-study research.

-Stakeholder interviews.

Mentor team: Tillmann Klein, Juan F. Azcarate-Aguerre

Building product innovation: History and future

Theme: Façade Design/Climate Design


July 30, 2018

Robotic Assembly of CNC cut elements

Topic

- 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

Research question:

How could CNC cut elements be adjusted to make them suitable for fully automatic robotic assembly?

Method:

- Reference study


- Fully automated CNC production line of TNM is available


http://www.machinedesign.com


July 30, 2018

PD of Separating Connection for circular system

Topic

- Product Development

- Acoustically separating connection that can be re-mountable, 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

Research question:

What is the best geometry, material for an acoustically separating connection that holds together two shells of a circular separation wall?

Method:

- Reference study


- Material costs paid by TNM


www.ridderflex.nl

www.ultimaker.com


Circular Building Products

Topic

The ongoing project aims at the renovation of the 60-80 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

Research question:

How can building services and façade more efficiently get integrated?

Design task:

Re-Design of selected building product towards a circular approach?

Method:

- Investigation of current state of the Art

- Definition of functional requirements

- Detailing

Mentor : Tillmann Klein, Pieter Stoutjesdijk

Theme: Facades

Interior finishing

Loadbearing constructions

Building services

Partition walls Ducting

Integration of energy generating devices


July 30, 2018

Smart hybrid ventilation

Topic

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.

Research question:

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.

Mentor: Peter van der Engel

Climate concept of the transparent hybrid ventilated Unipol Tower in Milan

(architect Mario Cucinella, climate consultant Deerns).


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.

Research question:

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?

Method:

- State-of-the-art review of technological possibilities

- Interviews with experts and manufacturers

- Architectural concepts for façade components and/or systems.

Mentor Ulrich Knaack

URBAN FACADES

CoolBricks – Emerging Objects

Green wall Consorcio Building

Santiago, Chile

Pollution-eating coating Palazzo Italia Milan, Italy


Topic: 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

Research question:

How can AM be used for functional integration in building envelopes?

Design Question:

What are design, material, function and process implications?

Method:

- 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

Real Additive Manufacturing

Theme: Façade Design / Additive manufacturing


Façade Design

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 Topics Theme: Façade Design

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