A.A.J.F. van den Dobbelsteen

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of bamboo as a building material for Western countries was discussed and a case study was done of temporary European bamboo buildings, structures and bridges, in order to determine factors of success and failure of building with bamboo.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a literature review for all different greening systems with respect to their energy impact and the role of indoor planting on thermal comfort and indoor air quality.

TL;DR: The Climate Proof Cities (CPC) research program as mentioned in this paper aimed at "strengthening the adaptive capacity and reducing the vulnerability of the urban system against climate change and to develop strategies and policy instruments for adapting our cities and buildings".

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the potential use of natural ventilation strategies to reduce the energy demand for cooling and mechanical ventilation for high-rise buildings in summer, and found that natural ventilation can provide comfort conditions for up to 90% of the occupancy time in summer and therefore can save a significant amount of energy that is generally needed for the operation of traditional mechanical ventilation and air conditioning.

TL;DR: The environmental impact of bamboo in its natural form (the culm) and in an industrial form (as a panel) was determined and compared to alternatives and the consequences of the application of bamboo culm in the building process of 5 bamboo building projects in Western Europe were analysed.