Microalgae Building Enclosures Design and Engineering Principles

Microalgae architecture has gained awareness for its biotechnical potential to achieve net-zero energy architecture while also promoting ecological sustainability and occupant well-being. Microalgae Building Enclosures: Design and Engineering Principles aims to provide design, engineering, and biotechnical guidelines for microalgae building enclosures that need to be considered for symbiotic relations among the built environment, humans, and ecosystems. Part I of the book introduces the theoretical background of microalgae as a bioremediator and future energy system and their potential roles toward sustainable and healthy built environments. Part II exemplifies interventions and multiple benefits of microalgae systems in product, architecture, urban, and infrastructure applications across the globe including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America. Part III explains the design and engineering criteria, biotechnical design requirements, and various performance metrics for microalgae architecture. Finally, Part IV investigates potential building applications in low-rise buildings, high-rise buildings, and energy-efficient retrofitting. The book also includes international case studies of microalgae building systemswithin various building types and climates. As one of the first books to comprehensively cover this emerging area of microalgae building enclosures, Microalgae Building Enclosures is an essential source for professionals and students looking to expand architectural discourse on nature integrated building systems to achieve the triple bottom line of sustainability.

Contents Acknowledgements Part I. Microalgae Architecture Introduction Chapter 1. Sustainable Development Chapter 2. Why Microalgae? Chapter 3. Microalgae and the Built Environment Symbiosis Part II. Microalgae Architecture Case Studies Chapter 4. Infrastructure Intervention Chapter 5. Urban Intervention Chapter 6. Architecture Intervention Chapter 7. Product Intervention Part III. Microalgae Building Enclosure Design Chapter 8. Biotechnical Design Criteria Chapter 9. Bioclimatic Design Overview Chapter 10. Microalgae Facade Design Typologies Part IV. Microalgae Building Enclosure Applications Chapter 11. Microalgae Low-rise Buildings Chapter 12. Microalgae High-rise Buildings Chapter 13. Microalgae Retrofitting Buildings Conclusion Bibliography

Kyoung Hee Kim, PhD, AIA, NCARB, is a practicing architect, engineer, and entrepreneur. She is an Associate Professor of the School of Architecture and the Director of the Integrated Design Research Lab at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Kim, a registered architect in North Carolina, is the founder of Ecoclosure, a university spin-off, and a design principal at Hui Kim Design and Architecture (HK DnA) based in Charlotte, NC. She has developed sustainable, regenerative building technologies toward net zero energy architecture funded by NSF, American Institutes of Architects, and institutional grants. As a facade consultant at Front Inc (2007–2017), Professor Kim engaged in over 50 institutional, cultural, residential, commercial, and governmental projects around the world.