High-Performance Façade: Design Methods and Technologies

Abstract

High-performance façade technologies are increasingly developed to provide architects and engineers with more effective solutions to improve our indoor and built environment. In this context, the high-performance facade can play a significant role in building energy performance and providing internal spaces with better thermal, visual and acoustic comfort. The objective of this paper is to present and analyze international case studies, which have utilized high-performance façade based on smart or/and nanotechnologies. In addition, the case studies buildings have been compared for their energy performance based in their passive design methods, strategies and recent technologies which have been used in each building façade to achieve a significant decrease in energy consumption and enhance a better environmental quality.