In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in shape-changing smart materials in
design fields. The ability to design responsive architectures that adapt to different climatic …

Hygroscopic properties of wood have been utilized in adaptive façades to respond to
variation in humidity levels. Shape-shifting materials have been developed to replace …

The use of stimuli-responsive polymers to produce environmentally responsive self-
actuators continues to rise. Highly hygroscopic materials are attracting great interest for the …

Currently, most descriptions of low-energy buildings assume that the envelope acts as a
barrier against energy loss. However, this approach does not focus on the potential …

Adaptive façades represent a viable and effective technological solution to reduce the
building energy demand for cooling while achieving interesting aesthetic effects on the …

Der Bau moderner, lichtdurchfluteter Gebäude, die damit verbundene Erwärmung im
Gebäudeinneren und die daraus folgende hohe Klimaanlagennutzung, um die Temperatur …

Shape-changing material systems are advantageous as passively actuated mechanisms for
generating movement, with architectural applications ranging from adaptive building skins to …

El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar la densidad básica, el contenido de humedad
inicial, el máximo contenido de humedad, el punto de saturación de la fibra, el porciento de …

The development of a thermal form-active composite, based on Oak-Paulownia-Flax
materials is presented, including new knowledge and methods for material-driven …

El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar los coeficientes de higroexpansión, de
higrocontracción y sus relaciones de anisotropía de ocho maderas mexicanas: Cupressus …