The Water Wall: a bio-inspired thermoregulative facade system

Modern office buildings commonly have fully glazed façades in order to reflect a luxurious appearance while maximizing the daylight penetration to the interior space. Though glass façades provide plentiful natural light, the amount of energy needed to maintain indoor thermal comfort poses a great challenge to the designers with the cost of what...

Smart Windows - Switchable glazing technology for solar control

This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0531 Innovation and Sustainability The main focus of this manual is to provide an accurate and detailed overview of available options on switchable glazing, and to evaluate each one separately as well as in comparison to the others.