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34  Spring 2019 European Energy Innovation

    BUILDING EFFICIENCY

                                                                                methods were presented in a manner
                                                                                which could remain relevant in the
                                                                                coming years.

                                                                                Adaptive facades play a significant
                                                                                role in improving the productivity
                                                                                and wellbeing of its occupants.
                                                                                This Action has made several
                                                                                contributions in this area. Members
                                                                                have reviewed, developed and trialled
                                                                                post-occupancy evaluation methods
                                                                                that are vital for commissioning
                                                                                and assessing the performance of
                                                                                adaptive facades. Furthermore, a
                                                                                classification map was developed
                                                                                that captures the complexity of
                                                                                occupant-adaptive facade interaction
                                                                                that is essential for maximising
                                                                                occupant satisfaction with novel
                                                                                adaptive facades.

COST TU1403 group                        components, leads to the fact          The outcomes of the COST Action are
                                         that conventional simulation tools,    disseminated by means of numerous
development of new collaborations        experimental assessment methods,       scientific journal publications at
in this field becoming very visible and  and key performance indicators         Elsevier and two special issues of
respected globally.                      cannot be fully adopted in the case    the Journal of Facade Design &
                                         of adaptive facades. Therefore,        Engineering among other. Facade-
In order to foster the development of    several activities in the COST Action  related research and industry across
novel adaptive facade concepts and       focused on a comprehensive review      Europe would greatly benefit from
technologies, the Action undertook       of simulation tools and experimental   the network initiated by this Action as
a comprehensive review of adaptive       characterisation facilities. Specific  well as setting new standards for any
facade case studies.                     know-how on selected cases was         new green buildings.
                                         also presented. The adaptive facade
This was the first of its kind and used  sector is evolving rapidly, therefore  Ultimately, these outcomes of
a simple and effective classification:   the simulation and characterisation    COST Action could lead to a more
materials, components and systems                                               efficient use of energy and material
of state-of-the-art adaptive facades.                                           resources in the built environment
In addition, useful details working                                             and help to improve human wellbeing
principles, technology readiness,                                               in buildings. l
and economic aspects were also
reported. The database includes 165      Contact information:
cases of adaptive facade systems,
components, and materials and            View the Action: https://www.cost.eu/actions/TU1403/
provides an invaluable resource          View the Network website: http://www.tu1403.eu
for future teaching and research
activities.                              The European Cooperation in Science
                                         and Technology (COST) is a funding
The high potential of adaptive           agency for research and innovation
facades can only be achieved if their    networks. Our Actions help connect
performance can be reliably predicted    research initiatives across Europe and
in the design phase. The intrinsic       enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers.
complexity of the dynamic behaviour      This boosts their research, career and innovation.
of these systems, when compared
to traditional building envelope

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