[Keynote] Smart Adaptive Facades: Market State of Play

Active, self-regulating, power-generating - and most of all, adapting to their
environments: This is how facades of the future should be. And smart glass plays an
important role here, as we will explain here. Optimized for any climate and for changing external conditions, this is what adaptive facades represent because they have one thing in common: They adapt to climatic conditions or external influences in a highly flexible and seamless manner. In the following article, we will look at how this can be achieved.
What are adaptive facades? Due to increasing market requirements, the performance of the building envelope can and must become significantly better than it is today. The adaptive facade of tomorrow is multifunctional, smart and self-controlling. It is also an active self-learning and self-optimising system. The concepts for adaptive facades today range from dynamic glazing (with variable g-value) and sun shading systems to photovoltaic integration and noise-absorbing as well as self-cleaning facade materials.