Posts Tagged: envelopes

Precast Precision with Hölscher Fassadenbau

precast GFRP panels in the air Every now and then we visit a project that really stays with us. During our recent trip to Munich to film new content for our OpenFace façade-engineering MOOCs, Uli and I were invited by Hölscher Fassadenbau to take

Precast Precision with Hölscher Fassadenbau

precast GFRP panels in the air Every now and then we visit a project that really stays with us. During our recent trip to Munich to film new content for our OpenFace façade-engineering MOOCs, Uli and I were invited by Hölscher Fassadenbau to take

FENIX Museum of Migration – Rotterdam’s New Tornado

shiny perfection of glass and steel During a walk through Rotterdam we stopped by the newly opened FENIX Museum of Migration — and of course we couldn’t resist taking a few photos. We like to share the projects that catch our eye,

FENIX Museum of Migration – Rotterdam’s New Tornado

shiny perfection of glass and steel During a walk through Rotterdam we stopped by the newly opened FENIX Museum of Migration — and of course we couldn’t resist taking a few photos. We like to share the projects that catch our eye,

Future Façade 2025 – Where Academia Meets Industry

Its been some time ago, but we still have to share it here — because Future Façade 2025 was truly something special.In the buzzing halls of the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, something new began: an event where academics, makers, and industry experts met not in theory, but

Future Façade 2025 – Where Academia Meets Industry

Its been some time ago, but we still have to share it here — because Future Façade 2025 was truly something special.In the buzzing halls of the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, something new began: an event where academics, makers, and industry experts met not in theory, but

Bucky Lab – Future Facade

Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and

Bucky Lab – Future Facade

Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and

Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB

At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),

Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB

At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),

Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB

After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that

Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB

After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that

Future Facade 2025

///Future Facade 2025 Future Façade is a network and innovation biennial event with attached exhibition floor that brings together experts in the field of façade design, engineering and constructing. This event is hosted by Royal Jaarbeurs in collaboration with TU Delft,

Future Facade 2025

///Future Facade 2025 Future Façade is a network and innovation biennial event with attached exhibition floor that brings together experts in the field of façade design, engineering and constructing. This event is hosted by Royal Jaarbeurs in collaboration with TU Delft,

Future Envelope 24 Recap 

///Future Envelope 24 Recap  You missed it! Was a super nice and fruitful event – top speakers and moderation, perfect networking and topic absolut at the top of the time! Next one to come – and in between the future

Future Envelope 24 Recap 

///Future Envelope 24 Recap  You missed it! Was a super nice and fruitful event – top speakers and moderation, perfect networking and topic absolut at the top of the time! Next one to come – and in between the future

Future Envelope 15 – Circularity

///Future Envelope 15 – Circularity This year’s future envelope- no 15! – was held in Delft. Central topic: Circularity now!  Get to the point speakers addressing the need, marked forces and potentials as well as concrete solutions and products. In

Future Envelope 15 – Circularity

///Future Envelope 15 – Circularity This year’s future envelope- no 15! – was held in Delft. Central topic: Circularity now!  Get to the point speakers addressing the need, marked forces and potentials as well as concrete solutions and products. In

EFN Board Meeting Delft

///EFN Board Meeting Delft Twice a year the board of the European Facade Network – EFN – meets to proceed with promoting facade related education and research. Linked to the EFN conferences this spring meeting took place on May 24

EFN Board Meeting Delft

///EFN Board Meeting Delft Twice a year the board of the European Facade Network – EFN – meets to proceed with promoting facade related education and research. Linked to the EFN conferences this spring meeting took place on May 24

PhD Call for Green Facades

///PhD Call for Green Facades Interested in future Green Facades?  If so, then join this living lab research at TUDelft and participate within an holistic performance approach on facades and how greening would help to improve the performance of the building. 

PhD Call for Green Facades

///PhD Call for Green Facades Interested in future Green Facades?  If so, then join this living lab research at TUDelft and participate within an holistic performance approach on facades and how greening would help to improve the performance of the building. 

Towards Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Exploring Energy Retrofitting Options And Assessing Their Feasibility

///Towards Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Exploring Energy Retrofitting Options And Assessing Their Feasibility PhD by Ahmed Abdulazeem Felimban – Abstract: The thesis explores energy retrofitting options for enhancing the energy efficiency of residential buildings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Towards Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Exploring Energy Retrofitting Options And Assessing Their Feasibility

///Towards Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Exploring Energy Retrofitting Options And Assessing Their Feasibility PhD by Ahmed Abdulazeem Felimban – Abstract: The thesis explores energy retrofitting options for enhancing the energy efficiency of residential buildings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

PhD Position “Circular Facade Economy Transition” open

///PhD Position “Circular Facade Economy Transition” open Delft University of Technology / Architectural Facade + Product Research Group is looking for a PhD candidate for the topic “Circular Facade Economy Transition”. You will work on a highly socially and scientifically relevant

PhD Position “Circular Facade Economy Transition” open

///PhD Position “Circular Facade Economy Transition” open Delft University of Technology / Architectural Facade + Product Research Group is looking for a PhD candidate for the topic “Circular Facade Economy Transition”. You will work on a highly socially and scientifically relevant

Facade + Product Forum @ TU Delft

///Facade + Product Forum @ TU Delft Ok, we haven’t had this kind of events for quite a while in Delft, so obviously it was deserved: Facade Forum on 05 June 2023 at BK / TU Delft by the AFP

Facade + Product Forum @ TU Delft

///Facade + Product Forum @ TU Delft Ok, we haven’t had this kind of events for quite a while in Delft, so obviously it was deserved: Facade Forum on 05 June 2023 at BK / TU Delft by the AFP

PhD Defence Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre

///PhD Defence Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre Long expected and well deserved: Juan defended his PhD in Delft on June 20, 2023 with an international committee – always a nice and honorable event!

PhD Defence Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre

///PhD Defence Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre Long expected and well deserved: Juan defended his PhD in Delft on June 20, 2023 with an international committee – always a nice and honorable event!

PhD Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre 

///PhD Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre  Building envelopes as a service – an interesting idea with lots of consequences: not only in technology, but also in business and real estate. This PhD investigates the process, interlinks and potentials for a new business in

PhD Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre 

///PhD Juan F. Azcárate-Aguerre  Building envelopes as a service – an interesting idea with lots of consequences: not only in technology, but also in business and real estate. This PhD investigates the process, interlinks and potentials for a new business in

Resilience in Building Envelope Design and Technology – Conference in Istanbul

///Resilience in Building Envelope Design and Technology – Conference in Istanbul We are happy to announce this cooperation of several partners of the European Façade Network efn and a potential partner in Istanbul: Özyegin University! So safe the date for

Resilience in Building Envelope Design and Technology – Conference in Istanbul

///Resilience in Building Envelope Design and Technology – Conference in Istanbul We are happy to announce this cooperation of several partners of the European Façade Network efn and a potential partner in Istanbul: Özyegin University! So safe the date for

Special JFDE and Proceedings PowerSkin 2022

///Special JFDE and Proceedings PowerSkin 2022 At intervals of 2 years we organize the international conference PowerSkin, focusing on energy, building envelopes and technologies for the built environment. The 2022 edition was held in Aachen / Germany and is now

Special JFDE and Proceedings PowerSkin 2022

///Special JFDE and Proceedings PowerSkin 2022 At intervals of 2 years we organize the international conference PowerSkin, focusing on energy, building envelopes and technologies for the built environment. The 2022 edition was held in Aachen / Germany and is now

7. International NEXT Facade Session “The truth is…”

///7. International NEXT Facade Session “The truth is…” This will be an interesting one: not just talking about all the good and glorious projects we ‘ve done but also the things, which went wrong! This is where we learned the

7. International NEXT Facade Session “The truth is…”

///7. International NEXT Facade Session “The truth is…” This will be an interesting one: not just talking about all the good and glorious projects we ‘ve done but also the things, which went wrong! This is where we learned the

Building With Paper – The Book!

///Building With Paper – The Book! The natural material paper is currently the subject of research and testing in building practice. It can be produced inexpensively, consists of renewable raw materials and is completely recyclable – what potential! The focus

Building With Paper – The Book!

///Building With Paper – The Book! The natural material paper is currently the subject of research and testing in building practice. It can be produced inexpensively, consists of renewable raw materials and is completely recyclable – what potential! The focus

New Volume Glass Structures and Engineering

///New Volume Glass Structures and Engineering It´s a pleasure to announce the new journal Glass Structures and Engineering – this time with the special editors Suwen Chen, Stefan Kolling and Johannes Kuntsche, all very well known and respected colleagues in the

New Volume Glass Structures and Engineering

///New Volume Glass Structures and Engineering It´s a pleasure to announce the new journal Glass Structures and Engineering – this time with the special editors Suwen Chen, Stefan Kolling and Johannes Kuntsche, all very well known and respected colleagues in the

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022 The next issue of the Journal of Façade Design & Engineering is out, launched on the new platform and open for access. Link: Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Facade Design and

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022 The next issue of the Journal of Façade Design & Engineering is out, launched on the new platform and open for access. Link: Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Facade Design and

JFDE New Website             

///JFDE New Website         The Journal for Façade Design and Engineering has a new website and a new platform for its open access. Please feel welcome to test the site and get access to the regularly published journals – twice a

JFDE New Website             

///JFDE New Website         The Journal for Façade Design and Engineering has a new website and a new platform for its open access. Please feel welcome to test the site and get access to the regularly published journals – twice a

ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation

///ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation ENSNARE is a research project under the lead of Tecnalia / Spain – we are pleased to be part of it! The main objective is to boost the implementation of

ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation

///ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation ENSNARE is a research project under the lead of Tecnalia / Spain – we are pleased to be part of it! The main objective is to boost the implementation of

New Page efn

///New Page efn The European Façade Network is an association of universities in Europe, being involved in façade education and research. The group has been active for more than a decade and is now launching a new homepage as a

New Page efn

///New Page efn The European Façade Network is an association of universities in Europe, being involved in façade education and research. The group has been active for more than a decade and is now launching a new homepage as a