Most high-rise office buildings in the tropics, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore, exceed
the required level of the energy efficiency index. The implementation of conventional …

As most countries have widespread and growing concerns about the sustainable
development of society, the requirement to continuously reduce energy consumption poses …

This paper delivers an idea of weather-based optimization as a sustainable design strategy
addressing the changing climate. An environment-driven design technique is introduced …

This paper presents integrated energy and lighting simulations as a part of wider research
focused on the form-finding process of adaptive shading concepts and on the actuation of …

Technological advancements in electrical control systems, computer engineering,
information technology, artificial intelligence, cybernetics and material science have …

Over the last decades, new concepts of building envelopes have been proposed to achieve
environmental targets. Adaptability of transparent components and facade integration of …

Adaptive façades (AFs) are technologies with great potential to reduce energy consumption
by changing their properties to adapt to variable climatic conditions. This paper proposes an …

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in shape-changing smart materials in
design fields. The ability to design responsive architectures that adapt to different climatic …

In the context of ongoing densification of cities and aging urban populations, public spaces
are a crucial infrastructure to support the physical and mental wellbeing of urban residents …

This study aims to develop and evaluate a vertically rotated fin shading system for an energy-
efficient, user-friendly office space. The system was designed to protect a 4× 8 m office room …