Energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions have become the main climate
goals for newly constructed or existing buildings. In the building sector, curtain walls (CWs) …

Recently, office buildings were designed with larger glass areas to provide more daylighting
and a better outdoor view. This resulted in problems like undesired heat gain, glare and …

Efficient use of energy and indoor comfort is accepted as the priority of modern architectural
design trends, making it obligatory to design building shells in a specific form to provide …

Adaptive Buildings are an approach for realising the next generation of buildings. Here, the
idea is to actuate the structure and the building envelope using sensor/actuator systems for …

Buildings have been reused throughout history. The current discourse of diverse trends in
preservation together with awareness for sustainable environments has led to a surge in …

Adaptive façades can enhance interior environmental quality and reduce building energy
expenditure. To this end, counterbalancing numerous objectives must be considered during …

Adaptive façades can enhance energy efficiency in buildings while also sustaining user
comfort by using performance-driven decision-making strategies. As a sub-category of …

A number of industries continuously progress advancing their design approaches based on
the changing market constraints. Examples such as car, ship and airplane manufacturing …

Kinetic responsive surfaces are recently being consistently explored in building skins to
introduce spatial and energetic adaptability. However, the growing use of computer …

A building's façade is its main interface with the external environment. Adaptive façade, one
recent invention in the façade industry, has the capability to change its behaviour in real …