Projects
Towards smart ventilation in midsized building KU Leuven
The design of ventilation systems in medium-sized buildings, such as apartment blocks, schools, and smaller healthcare facilities and office buildings, is often conservative and inefficient. There is currently no method that selects the most optimal system and corresponding layout in a specific building on the basis of a coherent series of indicators.
And that is exactly what this project wants to do: develop an approach that optimizes ...
A new generation of high-performance building materials and elements integrating aerogels and textile reinforced cement composites KU Leuven
Nowadays’ regulations are pushing the construction industry to meet the ambitious global goals of a sustainable society such as energy-saving, reduced CO2-emission and use of resources, and efficient construction. High-performance construction materials and systems combining mechanical and thermal properties can answer this call. At a mechanical level, Textile Reinforced Cements (TRCs) have shown their high competitiveness compared to ...
The cavity wall is dead! Exploring, evaluating and drawing alternative building concepts. KU Leuven
The cavity wall is dead! Exploring alternative building concepts considering the relevance of building with brick in Flanders and the increasing demands for improved acoustic, thermal and ecological performance. Showcasing building concepts that bring together architectural necessity and technical implementation in the design and drawing of its façade, façade section and detail.
SBO Project: A new generation of high-performance building materials and elements integrating aerogels and textile reinforced cement composites Vrije Universiteit Brussel
the ambitious global goals of a sustainable society such as energysaving,
reduced CO2‐emission and use of resources, and efficient
construction. High-performance construction materials and systems
combining mechanical and thermal properties can answer this call. At a
mechanical level, Textile Reinforced Cements (TRCs) have shown their
...
Data mining continuous speech: Modeling infant speech acquisition by extracting building blocks and patterns in spoken language Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A sound fundament for our future buildings KU Leuven
To ensure a healthy environment for people living and working in buildings, research and engineering in the area of building acoustics is essential. Developments in modern building concepts, such as sustainable low-energy consuming buildings, buildings with lightweight materials and open plan working environments, as well as the need to build in extremely noisy areas, require involvement of acoustic experts in order to successfully (re)design ...
Predictable flow-acoustic performance of ventilation systems in residential buildings KU Leuven
The trend towards energy efficient and energy-neutral building, coupled with the increasing demands in acoustic comfort, lead to new challenges for both manufacturers and installers of ventilation systems. After all, air quality and acoustic performance are becoming increasingly important in the HVAC sector through the introduction of the energy performance regulations (EPB) and the acoustic norm for residential buildings. In addition, such ...
REnovation and REdevelopment in a ChangingURban environment using WOOD WOOD.BE
Today it is undeniable that in every aspect of our society attention should be paid to seeking solutions to tackle climate change in a targeted but also accelerated manner.
Construction is an important player in this. In every aspect of society (Living, working, producing, relaxing) there is a need for specific buildings. In an already highly urbanized Flanders with a very high pressure on open space, additional challenges ...
Exploration of the use of biomaterials for heat storage and comfort applications in buildings. Bio-based PCMs and composite materials. KU Leuven
Europe finds itself a major player in the largest flow, in terms of quantity, of special construction and demolition (C&D) waste. The management of waste from the construction sector affects atmospheric emissions, which is why the global climate challenge and the goal of moving ever closer to the ecological transition extends to the European level. In addition, global warming is leading to increasing energy consumption for cooling our ...