期刊名称：International Journal of Environment and Climate Change
印刷版ISSN：2581-8627
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：4
页码：437-464
DOI：10.9734/BJECC/2012/2912
语种：English
出版社：Sciencedomain International
摘要：Growing interest in development of innovative solutions for enhancement of sustainability in the built environments has been observed in recent years. According to the main constituents of buildings particularly in building envelopes, facades are expected to play a significant role towards the promotion of sustainable design in low energy buildings. This study presents a holistic review towards the analysis of ‘intelligent facades’ according to their types, current implementations, challenges, and ultimate impacts. Intelligent facades need to be responsive and conscious to the local climate, outdoor environment, and indoor spaces with view to parameters such as energy performance, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, visual comfort, etc. The findings demonstrate that energy modeling and simulations should be performed during the early stage of design process of buildings to ensure the practicality and effectiveness of any green implementations in buildings. In conclusion, the study recommends the intelligent facades to become an inherent constituent of green buildings for future development of low energy buildings.
关键词：Intelligent facades;low energy buildings;sustainable developments;green implementations
