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Computational Evaluation of a Biomimetic Kinetic Façade Inspired by the Venus Flytrap for Daylight and Glare Performance [PDF]

open access: goldBuildings
Centralized daylight control has been extensively studied for its ability to optimize useful daylight while mitigating glare in targeted areas. However, this approach lacks a comprehensive visual comfort framework, as it does not simultaneously address ...
Fataneh Farmani   +3 more
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Biomimetic Kinetic Shading Facade Inspired by Tree Morphology for Improving Occupant’s Daylight Performance

open access: yesJournal of Daylighting, 2021
Many recent studies in the field of the kinetic façade developed the grid-based modular forms through primary kinetic movements which are restricted in the simple shapes.
Seyed Morteza Hosseini   +2 more
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Kinetic Photovoltaic Facade System Based on a Parametric Design for Application in Signal Box Buildings in Switzerland

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
This study aims to produce renewable energy by applying a solar-energy-harvesting architectural design using solar panels on the facade of a building.
Ho Soon Choi
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A typology of adaptive façades. An empirical study based on the morphology of glazed facades

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities, 2021
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-time to respond to internal and/or external parameters, by means of ...
Marcin Brzezicki
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Design Procedures of Double-Skin Façades for Achieving Internal Thermal Comfort in Educational Buildings

open access: yesAl-Iraqia Journal for Scientific Engineering Research, 2023
 The educational buildings within universities are the main spaces for students' academic activities and life during the daytime, students spend 80% of their time inside these buildings. Therefore, achieving student thermal comfort requires universities
Lina Natiq Yassen Kassab Bashy   +1 more
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Parametric Optimization of a Responsive Façade System for Daylight Performance

open access: yesJournal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2022
The effective use of daylight is a critical design input that increases spatial qualities, sustainability, and energy efficiency targets in buildings. The emerging kinetic architecture concept supports these goals.
Ayça Tokuç, Ecenur Kızılörenli
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Development of Two-Step Biomimetic Design and Evaluation Framework for Performance-Oriented Design of Multi-Functional Adaptable Building Envelopes

open access: yesJournal of Daylighting, 2022
Climate change, increase in CO2 production and energy consumption are major global issues and the building, environmental and construction sector is contributing to the increasing concern day by day.
Salman Oukati Sadegh   +2 more
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Using parametric BIM integration for prototyping future responsive facades

open access: yesJournal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2018
Architectural facades throughout the history have been designed to respond to environmental, social and functional conditions among other considerations.
Zaki Mallasi
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A Comparative Study on Responsive Façade Systems

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2021
As the interaction between architecture and technology have increased, the technology changed the decisions made on the building designs. The developments in building technology, material sciences, engineering and robotics have opened up a new ...
Ecenur Kızılörenli, Feray Maden
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Flexible Transparency - a Study on Adaptive Thin Glass Façade Panels

open access: yesChallenging Glass Conference Proceedings, 2018
Chemically strengthened thin glass (t < 2 mm) is a material that is stronger and due to its small thickness, more flexible than conventional window glass.
Rafael Ribeiro Silveira   +2 more
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