Prototyping components and processes for the built environ- ments of the post-digital age

Real-time supply of computational power into built envi- ronments provides an opportunity to radically improve their comfort and performance levels. In this presentation we discuss the features of a 'dynamic window' a component that was designed, prototyped and deployed in an experimental Connected Sustainable Home that was fully implemented in Trento, N. Italy. The traditional parts and func- tionalities of windows were revisited with a view to integrate current advances in electrically activated materials, information communica- tion technologies and control systems engineering. Preliminary simu- lation results indicate that our approach achieves yearly energy sav- ings of 19.8% comparing to that of conventional fenestration systems.

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