Day 2, Session Block B7
16:00 New Forms of Concrete for Advanced Building Envelopes
Chair: Francisco Gomes, The University of Texas at Austin, United States
Carbon-reinforcements for slender architectural facades
- New reinforcement materials for concrete buildings
- Ventilated facades and sandwich-walls
- Current projects
Façades made of concrete – new technologies and concepts
- Integrated façade and structural design
- Smart materials and thermal activity
- Functionality and contemporary building culture
High-performance low-mass concrete masonry walls
- Impact of new materials on conventional wall assemblies
- Assembly innovation for construction-phase efficiency
- Opportunities/barriers for adoption of building technologies
Lichen growth on concrete elements for sustainable facade design
- Micro-climatic environment on surfaces for lichen growth
- Limestone and calcined clay cement
- Material challenges to reach bio-receptivity
Building with infra-lightweight concrete: Betonoase, Berlin
- Infra-lightweight concrete
- Achieving passive house standard without additional thermal insulation
- Lighter than water: density of 700 kg/m3
17:30 End of the Conference