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A Physical Adaptive Material Motor Unit Neural Network: A Hygromorph Composite Material Machine. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
This study introduces a new class of material‐based intelligent machines. It presents a Physical Adaptive Material Motor Unit Neural Network, an assembly of smart 4D printed actuators and a controlling system that adapt through environmental interaction its shading behavior.
de Kergariou C, Hauser H, Correa D.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Using a Biomimicry Approach in the Design of a Kinetic Façade to Regulate the Amount of Daylight Entering a Working Space

Buildings, 2022
At present, buildings are increasingly being designed with transparent materials, with glass paneling being especially popular as an installation material due to its architectural allure.
Sukhum Sankaewthong, Teerayut Horanont, Kazunori Miyata, Jessada Karnjana, Chawee Busayarat, Haoran Xie   +5 more
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Elephant-Skin-Inspired Porous Cementitious Tiles with Programmable Crack Networks for Passive Cooling. [PDF]

Adv Mater
Elephant‐skin‐inspired crack networks are programmed in porous diatomaceous earth (DE)‐cement composites using substrate‐guided, stress‐concentration induced fracture. The resulting crack lattices act as capillary conduits that redistribute water, while the porous matrix stores moisture.
Huang Q, Yu KH, Bae JY, Lee Y, Aviv D, Yang S.   +5 more
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Bio-inspired interactive kinetic façade: Using dynamic transitory-sensitive area to improve multiple occupants’ visual comfort

Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2021
The architectural form of the façade determines its identity as well as interactions with micro-climate forces of the ambient environment, such as solar radiation. The dynamic nature of daylight and occupants' positions can cause some issues such as heat
Seyed Morteza Hosseini, Masi Mohammadi, Torsten Schröder, Olivia Guerra-Santin   +3 more
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Optimization of Useful Daylight Illuminance for Vertical Shading Fins Covered by Photovoltaic Panels for a Case Study of an Office Room in the City of Wroclaw, Poland

Buildings, 2021
A building’s facade is its main interface with the external environment, as it controls almost all energy flows in the building—losses and gains. In this context, the most recent invention of adaptive façades allows for the introduction of an optimized ...
Marcin Brzezicki, Paweł Regucki, Jacek Kasperski   +2 more
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Parametric Optimization of a Responsive Façade System for Daylight Performance

Journal 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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Design Parameter Structure for Architectural Elements of External Kinetic Facade

KIEAE Journal, 2016
Seok-Hwan Ji, Byung-Yun Lee
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Kinetic Solar Envelope: Performance Assessment of a Shape Memory Alloy-Based Autoreactive Façade System for Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Athens, Greece

Applied Sciences, 2021
The paper explores the potentials of shape memory alloys (SMAs) for the design of autoreactive façade systems without using additional external energy.
Christina Koukelli, Alejandro Prieto, Serdar Asut   +2 more
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Improving illuminance performance by implementing a kinetic façade system: case study of office building in Dubai

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023
Buildings incorporating kinetic architecture are designed to allow parts of the structure to move without reducing the structural integrity of the building. This is believed to substantially improve both energy efficiency and lighting performance.
Hanan M. Taleb, Rudy Moarbes
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Using parametric BIM integration for prototyping future responsive facades

Journal 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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