[HTML][HTML] A review on bioinspired strategies for an energy-efficient built environment

S Shashwat, KT Zingre, N Thurairajah, DK Kumar… - Energy and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Energy efficiency is an emerging challenge for the built environment due to rapid
urbanisation. The built environment impacts human health and comfort, along with …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic design for adaptive building façades: a paradigm shift towards environmentally conscious architecture

AMA Faragalla, S Asadi - Energies, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
A change in thinking has been ongoing in the architecture and building industry in response
to growing concern over the role of the building industry in the excessive consumption of …

Thermal comfort, daylight, and energy performance of envelope-integrated algae-based bioshading and static shading systems through multi-objective optimization

M Talaei, H Sangin - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Energy-efficient envelopes integrated with different shading devices, as noticeable passive
design strategies, have been of great interest for research studies. However, there is a lack …

Biomimetic design synthesis and digital optimization of building shading skin: A novel conceptual framework for enhanced energy efficiency

N Ashraf, AR Abdin - Energy and Buildings, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The world faces critical challenges such as climate change, an increase in energy
consumption, and increased CO2 emissions. The building sector plays a significant role in …

An innovative multifunctional biomimetic adaptive building envelope based on a novel integrated methodology of merging biological mechanisms

ME Soliman, S Bo - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Architectural envelopes have a key role in reducing a building's energy consumption and
achieving thermal comfort. Many adaptive building envelopes are developed through …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive façades: Review of designs, performance evaluation, and control systems

X Zhang, H Zhang, Y Wang, X Shi - Buildings, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Adaptive building envelope systems can manage energy and mass transformation between
indoor and outdoor environments, which contributes to the achievement of environmental …

Development of novel variable building skin with solar concentrating technology for obtaining energy benefits and optimizing indoor daylighting

B Wang, X Zhang, M Zhang, Y Cui, Y He - Energy and Buildings, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Variable building skin, as an interface for human-environment interaction and
communication, can adjust the state of the building skin according to the user's needs to …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimicry for energy-efficient building design: A bibliometric analysis

N Varshabi, S Arslan Selçuk, G Mutlu Avinç - Biomimetics, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
With the development of the biomimicry approach, new and creative ideas have been
established to solve problems in architectural design. In the designs based on this …

Biomimetic kinetic façade as a real-time daylight control: complex form versus simple form with proper kinetic behavior

SM Hosseini, S Heidari, S Attia, J Wang… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2024‏ - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to develop a methodology that extracts an architectural concept
from a biological analogy that integrates forms and kinetic behavior to identify whether …

General morphological analysis of Orosi windows and morpho butterfly wing's principles for improving occupant's daylight performance through interactive kinetic …

SM Hosseini, S Heidari - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Daylight contains dynamic features such as color and intensity that may vary over time. The
ideas of Orosi windows and biomimetic kinetic lessons of butterfly wings are viewed as …