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What is an adaptive façade? Analysis of recent terms and definitions from an international perspective

dc.contributor.authorRomano, Rosa
dc.contributor.authorAelenei, Laura Elena
dc.contributor.authorAelenei, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMazzuchelli, Enrico Sergio
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-07T15:17:30Z
dc.date.available2019-02-07T15:17:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Adaptive façades can improve the building’s energy efficiency and economics, through their capability to change their behaviour in real time according to indoor-outdoor parameters, by means of materials, components, and systems. Therefore, adaptive façades can make a significant and viable contribution to meeting the EU´s 2020 targets. Several different types of adaptive façade concepts have already been developed, and an increase in emerging, innovative solutions is expected in the near future. According to recent research, the word ‘adaptive’ in the context of building façades is often associated in the literature with a long list of similar words. Moreover, there is no consistent definition of façade adaptability, although studies exist in relation to characterisation issues, design parameter, and classification. Even within the discipline of architecture and engineering, words such as ‘smart’, ‘intelligent’, ‘interactive’, ‘adaptive’, or ‘responsive’ have been used loosely and interchangeably, creating confusion as to their specific meaning and their conceptual relationship to building performance and design. In response to this, the goal of this paper is to build a provisional lexicon, or descriptive, behavioural, and methodological words, to assist researchers and designers in navigating the field of high-performance façades that incorporate materially innovative and feedback-based systems. It offers a brief overview of current advances in this nascent and rapidly evolving field and articulates a broader conceptual territory for the word ‘adaptive’, used in many cases to describe the technological systems that interact with the environment and the user by reacting to external influences and adapting their behaviour and functionality. The objective of this paper is to contribute to these developments by presenting the findings. Furthermore, common definitions will be proposed, based on the characterisation design parameters, classification approaches, and real case studies.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRomano, R... [et.al.] - What is an adaptive façade? Analysis of recent terms and definitions from an international perspective. In: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2018, Vol. 6 (3), p. 65-76pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2213-302X print
dc.identifier.issn2213-3038 online
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3128
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTU Delft Openpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.7480/jfde.2018.3.2478pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectZero Energy Buildingspt_PT
dc.subjectSolar buildingpt_PT
dc.subjectPassive buildingspt_PT
dc.subjectEnergy efficiencypt_PT
dc.subjectSustainable architecturept_PT
dc.titleWhat is an adaptive façade? Analysis of recent terms and definitions from an international perspectivept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage76pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage65pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Facade Design and Engineeringpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume6pt_PT
person.familyNameAelenei
person.givenNameLaura Elena
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9140-4953
person.identifier.scopus-author-id36150527100
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