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| This article examines, from the energy viewpoint, a new lightweight, slim, high energy efficient, light-transmitting vacuum envelope system, providing for seamless, free-form designs. The research was based on envelope components already existing on the market, especially components implemented with silica gel insulation, as this is the most effective translucent thermal insulation there is today. The tests run on these materials revealed that there is not one that has all the features required of the new envelope model, although some do have properties that could be exploited to generate this envelope, namely, the vacuum chamber of vacuum insulated panels (VIP), the monolithic aerogel used as insulation in some prototypes, and the reinforced polyester barriers. By combining these components, we have been able to define and test a new, variable geometry, energy-saving vacuum envelope system. We have launched two research lines: A theoretical study to determine the feasibility of the new vacuum envelope system that we propose, we have compiled, examined and run laboratory tests on the information and material provided by commercial brands. We have compared this information with data supplied by other independent scientific tests and by independent laboratories. And an experimental study to following up the results of the theoretical study, we compared these findings with the results of empirical experiments and computer-simulations of the real commercial panels to which we had access. We used the Design Builder program to conduct a trial by computer simulation under the same environmental conditions as the empirical trials run on the other panels. | |
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Internacional
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Si |
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Nombre congreso
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ICONARCH-I. International Congress of Architecture - I |
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Tipo de participación
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960 |
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Lugar del congreso
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Konya, Turkey |
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Revisores
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ISBN o ISSN
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0000-0000 |
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DOI
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Fecha inicio congreso
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15/11/2012 |
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Fecha fin congreso
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17/11/2012 |
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Desde la página
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403 |
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Hasta la página
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412 |
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Título de las actas
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Proceedings of the 1st International Congress ICONARCH, "Architecture and Technology" |