Alternative Envelope Components for Energy-Efficient Buildings

Introduction.- Principles of Sustainability: History and Evolution.- The Living Envelope of Buildings: History and Evolution.- The Sun - Building Partner of All Times.- Passive and Active Approaches.- Conclusions.

Prof. Dr. Ana-Maria Dabija has been an architect since 1986. She worked for a design institute and a private company before pursuing a university career with the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest. She received her Doctoral Degree in 2000, and has been a doctoral tutor since 2008. Dr. Dabija has been the Director of the Center of Architectural and Urban Studies (CSAU) of the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism since 2016, and Director of the Architecture Doctoral School of the Ion Mincu University since 2017. Among the courses she has developed are "Architectural Detailing Principles," "Contemporary Technological Products and Sub-Assemblies" and "Mistakes in Design - Execution - Use." She is the editor of the book Energy Efficient Building Design (Springer, 2020), and author of the books Performant Façade Systems: The Opaque Component, Elements for Stair Design (also translated in English), Elements for Designing Windows and Doors, Degradation of the Building Envelope, and Photovoltaic Systems in Architecture. Dr. Dabija has taken part in more than 60 international conferences (with papers published in the proceedings) and has coordinated technical regulations and scientific research. She is a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences and is a member of numerous national and international professional and scientific bodies and technical committees.