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Towards a fourth skin? Sustainability and double-envelope buildings

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  • Diprose, P.R.
  • Robertson, G.

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In several well publicised designs for ‘green’ office buildings, the zone of mediation between inside and outside has been increased by the addition of a second building envelope. When interpreted as exemplars of sustainable architecture, the addition of a second wall in these buildings is questionable both biophysically and psychoculturally. More constructive design strategies acknowledge the wider biophysical contexts of the human ecosystem, the prudent use of material and energy resources throughout a building's life, make realistic use of climate, and promote psycho-cultural needs arising out of ecologism.

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  • Diprose, P.R. & Robertson, G., 1996. "Towards a fourth skin? Sustainability and double-envelope buildings," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 169-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:8:y:1996:i:1:p:169-172
    DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)88838-0
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    1. Pomponi, Francesco & Piroozfar, Poorang A.E. & Southall, Ryan & Ashton, Philip & Farr, Eric. R.P., 2016. "Energy performance of Double-Skin Façades in temperate climates: A systematic review and meta-analysis," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 1525-1536.

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