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About biomimetics and performative facades, architectureworld 2017_ Duisburg, Germany, 08-09/11/2017

The congress architectureworld 2017 in Duisburg, Germany, is known as a branch meeting for experts in façades, technology and sustainable buildings. It is linked to the trade fair facades…

Journal Article: “Multi-active façade for Swedish multi-family homes renovation: Evaluating the potentials of passive design measures”, JFDE

Journal article about passive design measures for refurbishments of facades – parametric analyses of various constructive options. Gosztonyi, S., Stefanowicz, M., Bernardo, R., Blomsterberg, A. (2017). Multi-active façade…

Presentation at the PowerSkin conference_Munich, Germany, 19/01/2017

The international conference Powerskin in Munich is linked to the international fair BAU2017 and deals with innovative facade developments covering the fields Environment, Facades and Structure. I have the pleasure…

Presentation at the Facade2016 – Conference on Building Envelopes: What’s next?_Lucerne, Switzerland, 07/10/2016

The international conference Facade2016 in Lucerne deals with questions about the future potentials for and role of building envelopes. I got the opportunity to do lecture about Biomimetics…

Contribution to VDI-Standard: VDI 6226-1: Biomimetics – Architecture, Civil Engineering, Industrial Design. Basic principles

The standard describes biomimetic methods that can be used in the development and design of architectural structures, in civil engineering projects, and in products. The common factor in…

Preparation for special session at ICBEST 2017 conference_future building envelopes

The international conference ICBEST 2017 targets at emerging building envelope systems and technologies and offers a worldwide forum for building envelope architecture and engineering. I have the honour to host…

Course finals of Biomimetics and Energy course 2014/2015, Technikum Vienna, Austria

Yesterday, 9th of January, was the final presentation of the Master course “Biomimetics and Energy” at the UAS Technikum Vienna. And it was a very pleasant and successful event. All…

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This website presents information, ideas and all sorts of visions for the topic ‘Biomimetics and energy efficiency’ in the context of performative building envelopes of the future. The actual…