NEW DYNAMIC BUILDING ENVELOPE SYSTEMS FOR MEDITERRANEAN AREA

The new Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings, the rising cost of fossil fuels in recent years, the high emission and tiny air pollution particles, let us to development new systems facades into current project research ABITARE MEDITERRANEO1. The system facades should guarantee a considerable energy saving in office building. The research is characterized by the development of new building envelope components which can ensure the reduction of heat loss, which is caused to insufficient building insulation, including glass facades with reduced heat transfer and the use of renewable energy technologies. In this particular case, the collaboration with local companies has been possible the development of building envelope prototypes, which can control the performance of it during the year through the integration of shielding, heat exchangers, and phase change, ensuring the reduction of energy consumption. In the following, we introduce two systems: a ventilated facade systems and double skin facade. In both case the study focused on dynamic envelopes for office building with high-energy performances and formed by the dry assembly of advanced facade components, which analyzing the evolution of façades system in terms of: building construction, innovative systems, smart materials, dynamic system. Aiming to improve building energy performances.