Responsive Envelopes
Geoffrey Th端n October 11, 2012 Facades and Innovation, IIT Chicago
rvtr RESEARCH | VISION | TRANSFORMATION | REALIZATION
North House Project 2008-
MN $.11 / kWh $.01 / kWh
ON $.08 / kWh $.80 / kWh
WI $.12 / kWh $.25 / kWh IL $.11 / kWh $.07 / kWh IN $.09 / kWh $.00 / kWh
MI $.13 / kWh $.65 / kWh OH $.11 / kWh $.00 / kWh
PA $.12 / kWh $.00 / kWh
NY $.19 / kWh $.00 / kWh
Residential Distributed Energy Production Incentives in the GLM: existing and proposed FIT programs 2009 NREL/DOE
ZEMCH Industrial Ecologies
Mass Customization: Diawa Corp, Japan / Boeing, Washington USA
Evaluative models to interrogate assumptions regarding sustainable best practices
Team North Organization
North House Tectonic System Logics
North House Responsive Envelope: Dynamic, Passive, Phase Change Elements
Shading System, Glazing Selection and Envelope Detailing Impacts on Performance
Window System Development and Mullion Prototyping
North House Faรงade Prototype
Reactive and Proactive Control Strategies
Centralized Home Automation System for interrelated component coordination
Adaptive Living Interface System (ALIS): A system of interfaces and visualization tools to help the inhabitant become aware of energy use patterns
North House Graphic User Interface (GUI) Master Control Panel ALIS Individual Element Controls and Alerts
University of Waterloo Lauren Barhydt, Kush Bubbar, Prof. Philip Beesley, Chris Black, Sebastian Brideau, Eric Bury, Dr. Michael Collins, Brent Crowhurst, Chloe Doesburg, Jonathan Gammell, Dr. Rob Gorbet, Brittany Hanam, Andrew Haydon, Haley Isaacs, Natalie Jackson, Jen Janzen, Chris Knight, Ivan Lee, Bart Lomanowski, Andrew Marston, Mike McWilliam, Matt Peddie, Kirsten Robinson, Kevin Shorn, Dr. Siva Sivothathaman, Matt Storus, Dr. John Straube, Prof. Geoffrey Thün, Prof. Kathy Velikov, Alan Wilson, Dr. John Wright Ryerson University Aya Dembo, Joe Dhanjal, Dr. Alan Fung, Dr. Mark Gorgolewski, Damian Rogers, Amir Shahrokhi, Humphrey Tse, Dr. Hessam Taherian, Farzin Rad, Omar Siddique, Dahai Zhang, Toktam Saeid, Andrew White Simon Fraser University Davis Marques, Prof. Ron Wakkary, Dr. Robert Woodbury, Prof. Lyn Bartran, Johnny Rogers, Kevin Miuse, Rob McKenzie University of Michigan / RVTR research group Geoffrey Thün, Kathy Velikov, Colin Ripley, Mary O’Malley, Dr. Lars Junghans, Julie Janiski, Lauren Shirley, Din Botsford, Geoffrey Salvatore, Anthony Pins, Sara Dean, Jessica Mattson, Jason Prasad, Chris Niswander, James Christian, Zain Abusier, Lisa Sauve, Adam Smith, Lauren Abrahams, Dan McTavish, Dr. Ted Kesick (Building Systems), Bart Lomanowski, Eric Malbeuf, Leila Mazhari, Farid Noufailly, Nebojse Ojdrovic (Structural), Clayton Payer, Matt Peddie, Maya Przybylski, Sonja StoreyFleming, Matt Storus, Build Partner MCM2001.Inc: Gregory Rybak, Sean Baldwin, Jack Debski (Project Manager) Professional Industry Partners David Bowick, Cory Burrell, Blackwell Bowick Partnership (Structural) David Lieberman Architect (Window Frame Fabrication Detailing) Red Electric: PV Electrical Consulting EcoOptions: HVAC Fabrication Consultants Funding US Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, MITACS Accelerate Ontario, Ontario Power Authority, Forest Product Association of Canada
The Stratus Project 2010-2011 Internal view with articulated variable microclimate and spatial zoning provided by the Stratus system
Air velocity vectors produced through FLUENTŠ complex fluid dynamics simulator
Sensing and Actuation Logics
Assembly of membranes, sensors and breathing cells into the tensegrity weave
Cell actuation relative to temperature change and Arduino code regulating cell movement
Opening of breathing cells in response to temperature and CO2
Fluent速 model of air velocity and direction in occupied room configuration (in m/s)
Variable Sectional Configurations according to occupancy type and loading produce variable velocity and stratification scenarios
University of Michigan / RVTR research group Geoffrey Thün, Kathy Velikov, Colin Ripley, Mary O’Malley, Dr. Lars Junghans, Zain Abusier, Lisa Sauve, Adam Smith, Dan McTavish, Matt Peddie, Sara Dean, Jessica Mattson, Jason Prasad, Chris Niswander, James Christian. Wireless Sensing and Actuation Dr Jerry Lynch, Mike Kane, Devki Desai Air Flow Modeling / Controls Optimization Dr. Aline Cotel, Dr. Lars Junghans External Collaborators Thomas Auer, Transsolar KlimaEngineering
Kinetic Systems Integration (ThĂźn, Arch) Occupant Interface Design & Occupant Behaviour (K. Velikov & J. Wineman, Arch)
Wireless Telemetry for Sensing and Control (J Lynch, Civil and Environmental Eng)
CFD Modelling / Optimization (A. Cotel, Civil and Environmental Eng, L. Junghans, ARCH ) Energy harvesting and Scavenging (B Peterson, Elect. / Comp Sci)
Multifunctional Materials (V Li, Civil and Environmental Eng / Material Sci)
Integrated Responsive Buildings Group – University of Michigan
LCA (G Keoleian, Civil and Environmental Eng / SNRE )
Exterior
Integrated Responsive Buildings Group – University of Michigan
Interior
Curricular Synergies
Curricular Synergies
Curricular Synergies
Master of Science concentration in Material Systems (MS_MS) The MS_MS program is a one year intensive post graduate degree that aims to advance architectural research methodologies and design practice in new materials and adaptive / high performance architectural material assemblies with an emphasis on material performance, fabrication, environmental performance and technology integration. Research streams will include material-scale performance, fluid modeling energy evaluation, and technology-integrated material explorations with emerging manufacturing processes. Participants will work with interdisciplinary faculty from architecture and engineering, manufacturers and professional firms that link innovation with the ability to prototype and test new building components. Advances in the fields of materials engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology and microsystems are changing the role of the architect to one of active engagement with the development of new material techniques and systems integration. The concentration seeks to make contributions in not only developing new integrated building systems but also the toolkits for performance evaluation of building components, material performance and environmental feedback. Given the renewed focus on attaining better efficiencies and more sustainable building performance, it is important for the discipline to transform previously single-purpose building system components into components that are multi-purpose, integrated, and able to communicate with each other.
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