Sustainability has become an integral part of our life. By this word we understand the protection of the ecosystem through protection of its resources. It could be social or economical sustainability.
An intelligent façade are sustainable. An intelligent building envelope adapts itself to its environment by means of perception, reasoning and action. This innate adaptiveness enables an intelligent building envelope to cope with new situations and solve problems that arise in its interaction with the environment.
Broadly three strategies can be adopted in order to obtain intelligent façades. The strategies are as noted below:
1. Dependence on active system and element performance
2. Implementation of intelligent passive design studies
3. Passive design strategies with early integration of active elements
Intelligent façade are classified into following types:
1. Single Skin Façade
2. Double Skin Facades
3. Combined Façade
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