No. 27 (2024): Project and regulation
Research and Experimentation

New assessment protocols to improve building envelope resilience

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  • Martino Milardi,
  • Mariateresa Mandaglio,
  • Enrico Sergio Mazzucchelli,
  • Paolo Rigone,
  • Paolo Giussani
Martino Milardi
Dipartimento di Architettura e Territorio, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
Mariateresa Mandaglio
Dipartimento di Architettura e Territorio, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
Enrico Sergio Mazzucchelli
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano
Paolo Rigone
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano
Paolo Giussani
Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente Costruito, Politecnico di Milano
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-15116

Published 2024-06-10

Keywords

  • Climate change,
  • Wind-borne debris,
  • Resilient building envelope,
  • New regulation,
  • Performance validation

How to Cite

Milardi, M., Mandaglio, M., Mazzucchelli, E. S., Rigone, P., & Giussani, P. (2024). New assessment protocols to improve building envelope resilience. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (27), 270–278. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-15116

Copyright (c) 2024 Martino Milardi, Mariateresa Mandaglio, Enrico Sergio Mazzucchelli, Paolo Rigone, Paolo Giussani

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Abstract

The current regulations on building envelope requirements are no longer related only to aspects of energy efficiency or guarantee of durability over time, but also to new performance scenarios concerning technological systems in relation to adaptation, mitigation and resilience to increasingly frequent extreme climate events. The research aims to analyse causes, effects and potential strategies to increase the resilience of the building envelope in case of extreme events, proposing solutions to reduce the consequences of the impact of flying debris on the building envelope. The contribution is the result of a research activity conducted within the HORIZON METABUILDING LABS Innovation research project.

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