| authors |
Burt, Michael, Kent, Eli and Ne'eman, Eliyahu (et al) |
| year |
1982 |
| title |
Single- and Multilayer Large-Span Membrane Structures for Daylight, Energy Control, and Savings |
| source |
1982? PP. 177-183 : ill. includes bibliography |
| summary |
This paper examines membrane-covered structures. Such structures offer many advantages and their cost of construction is lower than that of equivalent alternatives. However, these thin, single-layer membrane covers cannot provide the control of daylight and heat required to make them environmentally satisfactory and energy-efficient. To improve the performance of membrane covers, a new solution has been studied. Double-layer membranes can be built without severe technical difficulties and provide a much higher degree of static and dynamic control. Further work is being carried out to study the option of incorporating into the two layer membrane structures solar collectors between the layers, thus converting the large area of the membrane cover into an active solar system |
| keywords |
lighting, energy, analysis, topology, structures, building |
| series |
CADline |
| references |
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