Thornton Tomasetti - Active Solar Analysis of Facade Designs

Building Skin Practice

Active Solar Analysis of Facades Edward M Peck AIA LEED AP

Active Solar Analysis of Facades

Building Structures Building Performance Property Loss

Building Skin Sustainability Construction Services

Materials / Technologies Practice Areas

Building Skin Practice

Building Skin

ComfortPerformance

Sustainability

The Line Between the Designed Environment and Nature

The Single Most Critical Element that Drives Building Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Comfort

Building Skin Practice

Building Skin

Comfort Layered Systems

Sustainability

The Line Between the Designed Environment and Nature The Single Most Critical Element that Drives Building Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Comfort

Building Skin Practice Flatiron Building

Materials Historic / Technologies Perspective

Building Skin Practice Bradbury Atrium

Materials Historic / Technologies Perspective

Building Skin Practice Lever House

The Line Between theMaterials Designed Environment and Nature / Technologies The Single Most Critical Element that Drives Building Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Comfort

Building Skin Practice

Comfort Layered Systems

Sustainability

Evolution Back to the Past

Materials / Skin Performance Analysis

Materials / Technologies

Building Skin Practice Glass Technology – Advancement in Coatings / System Components

Image provided by Studio MDA

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Super Insulators – Nanogel Integrations

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Advancement in Composites - GFRP / GFC A

A

B

B

Image provided by Studio MDA

C D E

C D E

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Advancement in Composites - GFC

Image provided by Studio MDA

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Plastics - ETFE Foil

Image provided by Studio MDA

Open

Closed

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Photovoltaic – Advancement in Applications

Image provided by Studio MDA

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Photovoltaic – Advancement in Applications

Image provided by Studio MDA

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Common Materials – Unique Applications

Image provided by Studio MDA

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Common Materials – Unique Applications

Image provided by Studio MDA

Materials /Services Systems Specialty

Building Skin Practice Solar / Climatic Analysis

Skin Performance Analysis

Building Skin Practice Thermal Analysis

Skin Performance Analysis

Building Skin Practice Energy Analysis

Skin Performance Analysis

Building Skin Practice Form Finding / Parametric Modeling

Skin Performance Analysis

Building Skin Practice Stadium Studies

Image provided by Studio MDA

Image provided by Studio MDA

Solar Analysis

Building Skin Practice Stadium Studies

Image provided by Studio MDA

Image provided by Studio MDA

Solar Analysis

Building Skin Practice Stadium Studies

Image provided by Studio MDA

Image provided by Studio MDA

Solar Analysis

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice Al Menaa Soccer Stadium

Solar Analysis / Structural and Skin Modeling

Building Skin Practice VA Brockton / South Patient Room Shading

Advanced Materials Computational / Technologies Modeling

Building Skin Practice Building Skin Physics / Shading and Daylight Optimization  Maximize Winter Solar Heat Gain  Minimize Summer Solar Heat Gain  Maximize Daylight Autonomy Daylight Autonomy is the percentage of the occupied hours of the year when the illuminance is above the design’s required minimum level of illuminance References: • Reinhart, C. F., Mardaljevic, J., & Rogers, Z. (2006). Dynamic Daylight Performance Metrics for Sustainable Building Design. Leukos, 3(1), 7-31.

• Reinhart, C. F., & Walkenhorst, O. (2001). Validation of dynamic RADIANCE-based daylight simulations for a test office with external blinds. Energy and Buildings, 33(7), 683-697.

Advanced Materials Computational / Technologies Modeling

Building Skin Practice Building Skin Physics / Shading and Daylight Optimization

References: • Reinhart, C. F., Mardaljevic, J., & Rogers, Z. (2006). Dynamic Daylight Performance Metrics for Sustainable Building Design. Leukos, 3(1), 7-31. • Reinhart, C. F., & Walkenhorst, O. (2001). Validation of dynamic RADIANCE-based daylight simulations for a test office with external blinds. Energy and Buildings, 33(7), 683-697.

Advanced Materials Computational / Technologies Modeling

Building Skin Practice

Active Solar Analysis of Facades Edward M Peck AIA LEED AP

Building Skin Practice Omniyat Tower, Dubai, UAE

Solar / Sustainability Analysis Credit: PHA/Foster & Partners

Building Skin

VTB Arena - Moscow

Moscow, Russia

Photo credit information here.

automated software

interoperability Cornwall, UK

Photo – provided by Vector Foiltec.

Sustainability Consultant to FXFowle, Riyadh, KSA

Museum for the Built Environment

Building Skin Practice Coliseum Velarium

Materials Historic / Technologies Perspective