Bio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities

Abstract Climate change, global energy demand, and greenhouse emissions from energy (formerly CO2 emissions from fuel combustion) have emerged as the most serious threats to humans, particularly in densely populated cities. As a result, there are calls to reconnect with nature and draw inspiration f...

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Autor principal:	Walaa Hussein Hussein Hanafi
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Nature Algae Populated cities Inspirational facade Biomimetic building envelope Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cc532d6d5e3b43518f257f56ba6cb3e22021-12-05T12:10:37ZBio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities10.1186/s44147-021-00037-51110-19032536-9512https://doaj.org/article/cc532d6d5e3b43518f257f56ba6cb3e22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s44147-021-00037-5https://doaj.org/toc/1110-1903https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9512Abstract Climate change, global energy demand, and greenhouse emissions from energy (formerly CO2 emissions from fuel combustion) have emerged as the most serious threats to humans, particularly in densely populated cities. As a result, there are calls to reconnect with nature and draw inspiration from its mechanisms as well as to use clean renewable energy resources. Thus, this paper presents a biomimicry approach—a strategy for achieving ecological balance—to biofuel using algae in a building facade, and considers a case study building in Giza city as an example of a populated city in Egypt for retrofitting its skin with a nature-inspired solution. Using mathematical calculation, energy load analysis, and interviews with interested specialists, architects, and building occupants about this technology, then compared the performance of the case study commercial building facade with the proposed algae facade for energy generate. The results indicate that electrical energy consumption can be reduced by 45 to 50%, and carbon emissions could be reduced. In addition, other benefits for the building environment and societal acceptance were revealed. The study concluded that using algae as an element of the building skin in densely populated cities as a biomimicry architecture strategy contributes to an innovative environmental approach.Walaa Hussein Hussein HanafiSpringerOpenarticleNatureAlgaePopulated citiesInspirational facadeBiomimetic building envelopeEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENJournal of Engineering and Applied Science, Vol 68, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
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description	Abstract Climate change, global energy demand, and greenhouse emissions from energy (formerly CO2 emissions from fuel combustion) have emerged as the most serious threats to humans, particularly in densely populated cities. As a result, there are calls to reconnect with nature and draw inspiration from its mechanisms as well as to use clean renewable energy resources. Thus, this paper presents a biomimicry approach—a strategy for achieving ecological balance—to biofuel using algae in a building facade, and considers a case study building in Giza city as an example of a populated city in Egypt for retrofitting its skin with a nature-inspired solution. Using mathematical calculation, energy load analysis, and interviews with interested specialists, architects, and building occupants about this technology, then compared the performance of the case study commercial building facade with the proposed algae facade for energy generate. The results indicate that electrical energy consumption can be reduced by 45 to 50%, and carbon emissions could be reduced. In addition, other benefits for the building environment and societal acceptance were revealed. The study concluded that using algae as an element of the building skin in densely populated cities as a biomimicry architecture strategy contributes to an innovative environmental approach.
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title	Bio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities
title_short	Bio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities
title_full	Bio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities
title_fullStr	Bio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities
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Bio-algae: a study of an interactive facade for commercial buildings in populated cities

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