Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-5482

Document Type

Doctoral Thesis

Disciplines

2. ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, 2.2 ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, INFORMATION ENGINEERING, 2.3 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Publication Details

Thesis submitted to Technological University Dublin for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Technological University Dublin, July 2023.

doi:10.21427/e3jb-p989

Abstract

Adaptive facades are cyber-physical systems where controlled interventions seek to enhance passive responses to changes in ambient or indoor physical conditions. For buildings in climates that vary seasonally, reducing the energy consumed to maintain occupant comfort can be aided by the presence of an adaptive façade. The performance of adaptive façades has been investigated for (i) daylighting (ii) thermal insulation and (iii) ventilation; both separately and when combined. The systems selected to represent these respective functionalities were (i) an electrochromic glazing, (ii) a thermally-insulated roller blind and (iii) a mechanically-ventilated double-skin façade. Each system was physically fabricated. Their performance was measured in an outdoor room-scale test cell and modelled using dynamic building environmental simulation software. Energy consumption, occupant comfort, air quality and daylight provision were examined both experimentally and via simulations. A methodology has been developed to determine the optimal control parameter and controller type for specific facade technologies. Promising control strategies have been identified for each facade functionality. It has been found to be feasible to control multi-functional, multiple-component adaptive facades using a coherent control hierarchy.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21427/e3jb-p989

Funder

This research was funded by MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate, and Marine

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