IBPSA Presents

The Houston Chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)

Presents BEHIND THE F.A.C.E. - Façade Analysis by Comparisons and Evaluations in the Urban Context

Featuring Mili Kyropoulou, LEED AP

Program Description

The objective of the present study is the investigation of the residential urban multi-storey building, with reference to the Greek “polykatoikias”, the most typical typology in the Greek urban environment. This course is focusing on the examination of the features and the potential of the façade element of the multi-storey buildings, as this is the physical boundary between the interior and the exterior conditions and for this typology is almost the only exposed surface of each unit. The comparative indicators of the assessment in this study are the daylight availability (illuminance) and the thermal performance (heating and cooling loads), which lead to a continuous attempt of establishing a balance between the two.

Learning Objectives

1. Discern about environmental considerations in an urban context and the extent to which they affect the building envelope and ultimately the building’s performance.
2. Explore the potential of using simulation software as tools of design evaluation in order to establish performance patterns and inform facades design.
3. Explore synergies and conflicts of various design decisions that relate to Heat Loss Coefficient and Shading Factor.
4. Associate different facades elements with their impact on thermal performance and daylight availability.

About the Presenter

Mili is a Greek Architect with specialty in Sustainable, Environmental, Performance-based Design, currently working for HKS Architects in Houston in the LINE group. She is a graduate of the MSc Sustainable Environmental Design program at the Architectural Association (AA) in London. She studied Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, graduating with honors.
Mili has worked at the AA as an Expert/ Researcher in Sustainable Environmental Design. She has also collaborated with award winning architectural firms in Greece. In 2011 she formed MEDiAM design collaborative together with Alfonso E. Hernandez participating in various projects and competitions worldwide. She has lectured in Spain (ETSAM), in Greece (AUTh) and in the US (UofH) and has written for publications such as the PLEA conference. Mili is a LEED AP.

This course is free to all attendees.

This course has been approved for 1.0 HSW AIA Learning Units.