Integration Thermal and Daylight Performance of Responsive Facades: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Abstract

Technological advances in robotics have enabled us to see the concept of kinetics in architecture. Responsive Facades, an example of kinetic architecture, is multifunctional in terms of energy efficiencyThis façade system improves thermal and visual performance with less energy in the interior. Various responsive facades are being developed according to changing environmental impacts and spatial conditions. This study aims to comprehensively review recent thermal and daylighting performance studies of responsive facades in the literature. The study targets the results of such existing studies to guide future studies by providing feedback information of responsive facades. This can help improve technical developments in such facades and make them applicable to construction or retrofits. Therefore, in this sense it contributes to the literature. Studies in the literature are tabulated and interpreted. The study concludes that there are indoor thermal and daylight parameters that designers should consider during building design and that the building should be designed to provide the building with physical conditions for the users to perform their actions in the most comfortable way. It was also found that a responsive façade design can provide indoor thermal visual comfort by using the optimisation method more frequently.

Keywords

• Responsive facades
• Daylight performance
• Thermal performance
• Energy efficiency
• Building envelope

Duyarlı Cephelerin Entegrasyon Termal ve Gün Işığı Performansı: Kapsamlı Bir Literatür İncelemesi

Abstract

Robotikteki teknolojik gelişmeler, mimaride kinetik kavramını görmemizi sağlamıştır. Kinetik mimarinin bir örneği olan Duyarlı Cepheler, enerji verimliliği açısından çok işlevlidir. Bu cephe sistemi, iç mekanda daha az enerji ile termal ve görsel performansı iyileştirir. Değişen çevresel etkilere ve mekansal koşullara göre çeşitli duyarlı cepheler geliştirilmektedir. Bu çalışma, literatürdeki duyarlı cephelerin son termal ve gün ışığı performansı çalışmalarını kapsamlı bir şekilde incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, duyarlı cephelerin geri bildirim bilgilerini sağlayarak gelecekteki çalışmalara rehberlik etmek için bu tür mevcut çalışmaların sonuçlarını hedeflemektedir. Bu, bu tür cephelerdeki teknik gelişmeleri iyileştirmeye ve bunları inşaat veya yenilemelere uygulanabilir hale getirmeye yardımcı olabilir. Bu nedenle, bu anlamda literatüre katkıda bulunur. Literatürdeki çalışmalar tablolaştırılır ve yorumlanır. Çalışma, tasarımcıların bina tasarımı sırasında dikkate alması gereken iç mekan termal ve gün ışığı parametrelerinin olduğunu ve binanın kullanıcıların eylemlerini en konforlu şekilde gerçekleştirmeleri için fiziksel koşulları sağlayacak şekilde tasarlanması gerektiği sonucuna varmıştır. Ayrıca, optimizasyon yönteminin daha sık kullanılmasıyla tepkisel cephe tasarımının iç mekanda termal görsel konfor sağlayabileceği de tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Duyarlı cepheler
• Gün ışığı performansı
• Isıl performans
• Enerji verimliliği
• Bina kabuğu

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