Browsing by Author "Serra Florensa, Rafael"
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A daytime passive cooling radiation system
(2010)
Conference report
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Arquitectura i màquina : principis d'instal·lacions als edificis
(Edicions UPC, 1996)
Book
Restricted access to the UPC academic communityLes instal·lacions, ja siguin de sistemes de serveis o bé de control ambiental, s'han entès sempre com elements incòmodes afegits a l'arquitectura que cal amagar o dissimular en els edificis. Entenem que després de més de ... -
Arquitectura y energía natural
(Iniciativa Digital Politècnica. Oficina de Publicacions Acadèmiques Digitals de la UPC, 2019-09)
Book
Restricted access to the UPC academic communityLa arquitectura se ha entendido normalmente como geometría y materia, abstracción dibujada y realidad tangible, pero raramente se ha valorado en su definición el papel de la energía: luz, sonido, calor, etc. Desde la ... -
Arquitectura y energía natural
(Edicions UPC, 2001)
Book
Restricted access to the UPC academic communityLa arquitectura se ha entendido normalmente como geometría y materia, abstracción dibujada y realidad tangible, pero raramente se ha valorado el papel de la energía: luz, sonido, calor, etc. en su definición. Desde la ... -
Building sensitivity to climatic fluctuations and user's actions: a challenge for high-tech buildings
(University College Dublin, 2008)
Conference report
Open AccessDue to the current concern about energy consumption and CO2 emissions, buildings are increasingly insulated and equipped with controlling machinery. However, the effective energy consumption of high-tech buildings is often ... -
Dynamic sensation of comfort in buildings : the temperature changes effects
(Heliotopos Conferences Ltd., 2007)
Conference report
Open AccessThe sensation of comfort in buildings depends on exter¬nal and internal variables: the well-known PMV method relates the expected temperature with the physiological behavior of the human body. Some models have discus¬sed ... -
El disseny energètic a l'arquitectura
(Edicions UPC, 1999)
Book
Restricted access to the UPC academic communityAl cor de tot projecte d'arquitectura hi ha sempre una ambició de l'autor per trobar la solució òptima a unes necessitats sovint imprecises. Admetent la importància dels components de l'ambient (llum, so, tèrmica...) en ... -
Energía y forma arquitectónica
(Edicions ETSAB, 2010-04)
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Espacios inutiles y arquitectura flexible : diseño y confort ambiental
(., 2008)
Conference report
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Les energies a l'arquitectura : principis de control ambiental arquitectònic
(Edicions UPC, 2009)
Book
Restricted access to the UPC academic communityL'arquitectura s'ha entès normalment com a geometria i matèria, abstracció dibuixada i realitat tangible, però rarament s’ha valorat el paper de l’energia, la llum, el so, la calor, etc. en la seva definició. Des de la ... -
Leyes de escala en los espacios urbanos
(Centre de Política de Sòl i Valoracions, 2009-06)
Conference report
Open AccessLas interrelaciones y la complejidad inherente en los espacios urbanos modernos hacen difícil el análisis y la extracción de conclusiones y acciones a realizar para la mejora de condiciones de vida y la minimización del ... -
Luminances and vision related to daylighting
(2012)
Conference report
Open AccessDaylighting has an excellent color rendering, as human eyes have been developed under the sun’s rays, and it yields very proactive elements to human behavior. In the field of luminance contrast, it has been noted that the ... -
Relevant factors in Spanish buildings energy certification process
(2010)
Conference report
Open AccessEuropean directive EPBD (2003) and Kyoto protocol (1997) obligated the signer countries to implement an energy certification process of buildings in their laws. In Spain, the government established (RD 47/2007) two ... -
Scaling laws and the modern city
(2007-08)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyA detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is applied to the statistics of Korean treasury bond (KTB) futures from which the logarithmic increments, volatilities, and traded volumes are estimated over a specific time lag. In ... -
Solar radiation and architectural design in Barcelona
(2011)
Conference report
Open AccessThe principles of the passive solar house were defined in the 1970s. Since that time, strategies have been conceptualized and tested with different examples built in the USA and in Europe. Models directly related to the ... -
Sole e ombra : la luce e oscura
(1997-10)
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Summer confort solutions in mediterranean areas
(1996-11)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe climate of Mediterranean countries is characterized by its complexity. Rapidly changing conditions mean that both cold and heat can be a problem. In architectural practice the design solutions that must be applied in ... -
The Mediterranean blind: Less light, better vision
(1998-08)
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The tropical roof: thermal simulations of the ventilated double roof in moist-warm climate
(2010)
Conference report
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Visual adaptability in architecture : a physical and psychological approach
(2012)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper deals with both physical and psychological dimensions of visual adaptability in architecture. The adaptive model of environmental comfort has been studied especially from the thermal point of view. Studies ...
