The regulation and utilization of thermal energy is increasingly important in modern society
due to the growing demand for heating and cooling in applications ranging from buildings, to …

Windows are vital elements in the built environment that have a large impact on the energy
consumption in indoor spaces, affecting heating and cooling and artificial lighting …

Energy efficiency is an emerging challenge for the built environment due to rapid
urbanisation. The built environment impacts human health and comfort, along with …

In the development of next‐generation materials with enhanced thermal properties,
biological systems in nature provide many examples that have exceptional structural …

Materiality—the use of various materials in architecture—has been fundamental to the
design and construction of buildings, and materials science has traditionally responded to …

Façades and windows significantly contribute to the energy inefficiency of buildings due to
heat gain and loss, accounting for approximately 40% of total energy costs. This study …

This study demonstrates how to design pores in building materials so that incoming fresh air
can be efficiently tempered with low-grade heat while conduction losses are kept to a …

The daylighting performance of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) switchable
glazing has been evaluated using an unfurnished outdoor south-facing test cell with a …

Indoor climate control is among the most energy-intensive activities conducted by humans. A
building facade that can achieve versatile climate control directly, through independent and …

Abstract Design and fabrication methods translated from microfluidics,
microelectromechanical systems, origami, and biologically inspired engineering may offer …