Professor Amir’s façade reviews framing a professional high-rise design analysis

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat · Tel Aviv envelope analysis

At a glance

Role: Professional façade-design evidence
Host: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat · Tel Aviv envelope analysis
Publication: Improving the Energy Efficiency of a Mediterranean High-Rise Envelope · CTBUH Journal, Issue II
Contribution: Professional façade-design evidence
Evidence: 2020 Issue II · Pages 20–27 · Introduction page 21; references page 27

The story

Research reaching practice

CTBUH Journal uses two of Professor Amir’s façade reviews in its analysis of energy-efficient high-rise envelopes in Tel Aviv.

How the research was used

The introduction cites Professor Amir’s double-skin-façade review for the lack of climate-specific design guidance, and the energy-conscious façade review for gaps in hot-climate research. These findings frame the professional design question that the authors then investigate through their own analysis.

The documented contribution

2020 Issue II · Pages 20–27 · Introduction page 21; references page 27. Professor Amir’s research frames the design problem; the authors’ simulations, proposed design and savings are not attributed to him. The primary PDF has been intermittently unavailable.

Research and coauthor credit

Exploring the advantages and challenges of double-skin façades (DSFs) — Ali Ghaffarianhoseini; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Umberto Berardi; John Tookey; Danny Hin Wa Li; Shahab Kariminia. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.130 A review on energy conscious designs of building façades in hot and humid climates: Lessons for (and from) Kuala Lumpur and Darwin — Edward Halawa; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Ali Ghaffarianhoseini; Jeremy Trombley; Norhaslina Hassan; Mirza Baig; Safiah Yusmah Yusoff; Muhammad Azzam Ismail. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.08.061

Evidence