Together with Prof. Dr. Juliana Felkner from the School of Architecture, we have received a Faculty Innovation Grant to develop an innovative teaching program in the undergraduate curriculum. Our proposal consists of combining the undergraduate courses in building systems of both departments (CAEE and SOA) in a common project. Title: Form… read more
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Paper on NEST HiLo published in Journal of Building Engineering
The paper on the NEST HiLo module entitled Investigating lightweight construction and adaptive energy systems: the NEST HiLo building has been published in the Journal of Building Engineering. This research is led by the Architecture and Building Systems group and the Block Research Group at ETH Zurich. Abstract: This… read more
Paper in Applied Energy
Our paper entitled Optimising building net energy demand with dynamic BIPV shading led by colleagues at ETH Zurich, has been published in Applied Energy. Abstract The utilisation of a dynamic photovoltaic system for adaptive shading can improve building energy performance by controlling solar heat gains and natural lighting, while simultaneously generating electricity… read more