Equipping building envelopes with an additional layer is effective measure for improving the overall thermal and daylighting performance reducing energy consumption of buildings. This study investigated user acceptance energy-saving retrofitting measures in office buildings, reporting on view perception emotional response towards ETFE double-skin façades (DSF). Virtual Reality (VR) physics-base...

The correct specification of glazings for façades can reduce the energy consumption in buildings. heat exchange occurs through transparent surfaces and radiation reaches building as light heat. Therefore, significantly contribute to transfer between outdoor indoor spaces act directly on daylighting thermal comfort. This paper reports spectrophotometric characterization transmittance study compo...

Applying non-photorealistic rendering techniques to stylise portraits needs to be done with care, as facial artifacts are particularly disagreeable. This paper describes a technique for watercolour rendering that uses a facial model to preserve distinctive facial characteristics and reduce unpleasing distortions of the face, while maintaining abstraction and stylisation of the overall image, em...

background and aims: the aluminum-containing compounds are used as glaze in tile and ceramic production plants. it means that the workers working in these plants are in direct exposure to aluminum-containing compounds. the aim of this study was to assess the potential damages caused by aluminum among tile plant workers. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 60 workers whom were in direct expo...

Aim The aim of the present work was to compare the elastic properties and internal structure of 4 different CAD/CAM chairside materials, by the method of Scanning Impulse Acoustic Microscopy (SIAM). Methods Four chairside CAD/CAM materials with different structures from hybrid ceramic (VITA Enamic, VITA Zahnfabrik), feldspatic ceramic (VITABlocs Mark II, VITA Zahnfabrik), leucite glass-cerami...

The need for energy conservation has become increasingly important over the last several decades. Several innovations have driven the growth of energy efficient glazing use in residential, commercial and automotive applications. A number of government-private joint efforts are focused on achieving even greater use of energy efficient windows [1]. Even with the high penetration of energy efficie...