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Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis

Corentin Jean Dominique Fivet, Endrit Hoxha, Sofia Colabella

This paper presents the design and construction of a 36m2 gridshell, the rigidity of which is achieved through the bending of an initially flat grid of 210 reclaimed skis. The generated waste for its production is near zero as it is mostly built from disca ...

2017

Functional and Adaptive Construction for Rescue

Hadi Ardiny

Although recent advances in the field of robotics have greatly increased robotic capabilities for several applications, autonomous robots are still in their infancy regarding their support of onsite construction. Unlike production robots that are used, for ...

EPFL2017

Effect of dimensions on embodied environmental impact of buildings

Guillaume Habert, Endrit Hoxha

Designers are faced with many options on material and technical solutions during the design phase of the building. Different studies proposing solutions and guidelines are presented in the literature. They help to guide the building project toward low CO2- ...

2017

Long-term design of FRP-PUR web-core sandwich structures in building construction

Thomas Keller, Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Sonia Yanes Armas

The structural behavior of GFRP-polyurethane (PUR) web-core sandwich structures subjected to sustained loading was investigated. As a basis, a study of the mechanical behavior of rigid PUR foams used as core materials was conducted, with emphasis on creep. ...

Elsevier2017

Integrated design strategies for renovation projects with Building-Integrated Photovoltaics towards Low-Carbon Buildings: Two comparative case studies in Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

Sophie Lufkin, Sergi Aguacil Moreno

As tomorrow’s cities are already largely built, and as many of their buildings have a low energy performance level, urban renewal processes are essential for the sustainable development of European cities. In this context, Building-Integrated Photovoltaic ...

2017

ACTIVE INTERFACES - Holistic design strategies for renovation projects with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)

Sophie Lufkin, Sergi Aguacil Moreno

As tomorrow’s cities are already largely built, and as many of their buildings have a low energy performance level, urban renewal processes are essential for the sustainable development of European cities. In this context, Building‐Integrated Photovoltaic ...

2017

Total Synthesis of (±)-Strictamine

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Weiwu Ren

The total synthesis of strictamine has been achieved in nine steps from a known enol triflate. Characteristic features of our approach included: a) creation of a C7 all-carbon quaternary stereocenter at an early synthetic stage; b) use of an N,N-dimethyl t ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

The symmetry of partner modelling

Pierre Dillenbourg, Nicolas Nova, Séverin Lemaignan, Mirweis Sangin, Gaëlle Molinari

Collaborative learning has often been associated with the construction of a shared understanding of the situation at hand. The psycholinguistics mechanisms at work while establishing common grounds are the object of scientific controversy. We postulate tha ...

Springer2016

Rethinking the house form in poor areas

Joana Rosa Ferreira Leite dos Santos Aleixo

Studying housing requires a multidisciplinary approach in order to come up with comprehensive solutions for physical, social and cultural needs. This thesis intends to bring those needs into the process of creating the house, by proposing a methodology to ...

EPFL2016

Path to AWAKE: Evolution of the concept

Yiming Li, Hua Zhang, Gennady Plyushchev, Shuai Liu, Frank Zimmermann

This paper describes the conceptual steps in reaching the design of the AWAKE experiment currently under construction at CERN. We start with an introduction to plasma wakefield acceleration and the motivation for using proton drivers. We then describe the ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

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Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis

Functional and Adaptive Construction for Rescue

Effect of dimensions on embodied environmental impact of buildings

Long-term design of FRP-PUR web-core sandwich structures in building construction

Integrated design strategies for renovation projects with Building-Integrated Photovoltaics towards Low-Carbon Buildings: Two comparative case studies in Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

ACTIVE INTERFACES - Holistic design strategies for renovation projects with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)

Total Synthesis of (±)-Strictamine

The symmetry of partner modelling

Rethinking the house form in poor areas

Path to AWAKE: Evolution of the concept

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Total Synthesis of (±)-Strictamine

Rethinking the house form in poor areas

The symmetry of partner modelling

Structural Design with Reclaimed Materials: an Elastic Gridshell out of Skis

Effect of dimensions on embodied environmental impact of buildings

ACTIVE INTERFACES - Holistic design strategies for renovation projects with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)

Path to AWAKE: Evolution of the concept

Functional and Adaptive Construction for Rescue

Integrated design strategies for renovation projects with Building-Integrated Photovoltaics towards Low-Carbon Buildings: Two comparative case studies in Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

Long-term design of FRP-PUR web-core sandwich structures in building construction