Building occupants are continuously exposed to multiple indoor environmental stimuli,
including thermal, visual, acoustic, and air quality related factors. Moreover, personal and …

Despite the significant impact that the position of movable shading devices has on building
energy use, peak loads, and visual and thermal comfort, there is a high degree of …

Because the building sector has become a huge energy consumer, providing useful
approaches can help tackle this important issue. Windows are an important component of a …

Since the industrial revolution, progress has meant an increase in labour productivity. Factor
Four describes a new form of progress, resource productivity, a form which meets the …

Shading should be considered as an integral part of fenestration system design for
commercial and office buildings, in order to balance daylighting requirements versus the …

When first published in 1997, Factor Four: Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use by
renowned economic and engineering experts Ernst von Weizsäcker, Amory Lovins and L …

In this document a review of three active as well as ten passive cooling methods suitable for
residential buildings is carried out. The review firstly addresses how the various …

This paper reviews, validates and extends present knowledge of the degree and kind of
manual control strategies of blinds and electric lighting systems that are used in private and …

This paper provides an overview of available innovative shape morphing building skins and
their design principles. In particular, the proposed review deals with comfort-related issues …

The primary goal of dynamic building envelopes is to meet and balance antagonistic
performance criteria utilizing automatic operation. As opposed to static systems, automated …