Climate responsive facade system with translucent PCM

The European Union has approved the Energy Performance of Building Directive, requesting all new building to be near Zero Energy by 2020. This has created challenges and opportunities in the building sector, encouraging the creation of new solutions, which are both energy efficient and environmental friendly. Between many possible explored...

Adaptive Facade System based on phase change materials

In order to limit the exorbitant energy consumption by the use of mechanical heating and cooling systems, several buildings are trying to adopt a heat storage<br/>system as a part of the energy system of the building. However, there are also passive systems that perform independently from the building’s energy system and store heat in...