Tuesday 2 December 2008

New Materials

After more rationalising, I think ETFE is the way to go for the modules. I'm imagining a reinforced concrete floor deck supported by the truss, with underfloor heating/cooling direct from the solar hot water systems and providing some thermal mass. The walls and roof would be ETFE panels on an aluminium frame, with an inner lining of steel mesh to protect the cells from internal damage. Think Eden Project.


The cells could be arranged like the weaves found on the new technology of Carbon Nanotubes, linking in with the 'weave' idea of historical Briggate - but updating it with a thoroughly 21st century technology.



Meanwhile the inner mesh could have fibre optic or LED lighting tubes further weaved into it to provide lighting - such as the MediaFacade system

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