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DYNAMIC FACADES • Facades designed to take protection from the elements to a new level • These facades are designed to breathe and move, interacting with current weather and environment • Facades that can intuitively shade and insulate by adjusting depending on hourly weather conditions
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS • Store thermal heat gain during the day to use as free heating at night • Increase thermal mass in light-weight concrete with potential energy savings of up to 20% • Significantly reduce peak energy required for heating and cooling by about 39%
INORGANIC CERAMIC NANO PARTICLE COATING • Creates an ultra-high durability surface for weather exposed components on buildings • Potential to increase the durability of wood by 20x
AEROGEL • Literally a space age material, aerogels are showing great promise to product developers and researchers • Increase glazing insulation performance by 400% • Increase opaque insulation thickness by 80% and keep the same insulating value
Thick Skin
5 High-Tech Trends in Facade Design Manasc Isaac delegates report back with the most exciting new technologies presented at the Advanced Building Skins Conference held in Bern, Switzerland in October 2017
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TEXTILE FACADES • As a light-weight material, textile facades can be used for large, expansive spaces, such as stadiums and bio-domes • Up to 95% of visible light transmission with almost any shape while exceeding minimum insulation energy code requirements