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Green Smart Buildings for Smart Cities
Published in Pradeep Tomar, Gurjit Kaur, Green and Smart Technologies for Smart Cities, 2019
Dushyant Singh Chauhan, Gurjit Kaur
Translucent concrete is a type of concrete that allows light to pass through it. It is usually based on a fine concrete that encases optical fibers designed to let light move from one side to the other. The fibers are typically visible on both sides of the concrete and may be placed to create a pattern of light. Objects on the light source side of the concrete may appear as shadows on the other side. Due to this unique feature, it is used in facades, interior walls and ornamentation.
Human scale sustainable design
Published in Rob Fleming, Saglinda H Roberts, Sustainable Design for the Built Environment, 2019
Rob Fleming, Saglinda H Roberts
Translucent Concrete – Translucent concrete combines the strength of concrete with the light transmission properties of optical fibers. Developed in 2001 by Hungarian architect Aron Losonzi, the mixture of fine concrete with approximately 5% optic fibers allows the finish material to transmit light, and weigh less.
Sustainable Structures
Published in Paul W. McMullin, Jonathan S. Price, Sarah Simchuk, Special Structural Topics, 2018
Saglinda H. Roberts, Rob Fleming
Translucent concrete combines the strength of concrete with the light transmission properties of optical fiber. Developed in 2001 by Hungarian architect Aron Losonzi, the mixture of fine concrete with approximately 5 percent optic fibers allows the finish material to transmit light and weigh less.
Light transmission performance of translucent concrete building envelope
Published in Cogent Engineering, 2020
Energy efficient building envelopes are essential for sustainable development in civil engineering and architecture. A translucent concrete panel (TCP) is constructed using optical fibers (OFs) to transmit light and common concrete mix design. It has the potential to save energy and reduce carbon footprint by collecting, channeling and eventually scattering the sunlight. Constructability issues including mechanical and optical losses are analyzed and discussed. Numerical models of the single OF and the whole TCP are developed using ray tracing software and the light transmission mechanisms are analyzed. Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) and the OFs represent an efficient system for harvesting and guiding the sunlight into the interior spaces. The light transmission of a model made out of a CPC and an OF is evaluated from an energy efficiency point of view. The results will help to develop energy efficient buildings.