Review of current status, requirements and opportunities for building performance simulation of adaptive facades

Adaptive building envelope systems have the potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the energy flexibility of buildings, while maintaining high levels of indoor environmental quality. The development of such innovative materials and technologies, as well as their real-world impl...

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Published in:Journal of building performance simulation 2017-03, Vol.10 (2), p.205-223
Main Authors: Loonen, Roel C.G.M., Favoino, Fabio, Hensen, Jan L.M., Overend, Mauro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adaptive building envelope
Adaptive systems
building performance simulation
Buildings
Comfort
Computer simulation
control strategies
Energy management
Facades
Facilities management
Modelling
Product innovation
responsive building elements
Simulation
software review
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Summary:Adaptive building envelope systems have the potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the energy flexibility of buildings, while maintaining high levels of indoor environmental quality. The development of such innovative materials and technologies, as well as their real-world implementation, can be enhanced with the use of building performance simulation (BPS). Performance prediction of adaptive facades can, however, be a challenging task and the information on this topic is scarce and fragmented. The main contribution of this review article is to bring together and analyse the existing information in this field. In the first part, the unique requirements for successful modelling and simulation of adaptive facades are discussed. In the second part, the capabilities of five widely used BPS tools are reviewed, in terms of their ability to model energy and occupant comfort performance of adaptive facades. Finally, it discusses various ongoing trends and research needs in this field.
ISSN:1940-1493
1940-1507
DOI:10.1080/19401493.2016.1152303