10.45 Intelligent Glazed Façades for Dynamic Daylight Control

Chair: Michele Manca, Italian Institute of Technology, Lecce, Italy

Electrochromic materials utilized for smart window applications in energy-efficient buildings
  • Electrochromic materials and smart windows
  • Dynamic and flexible solar radiation control
  • Solar radiation glazing factors

Bjorn Petter Jelle, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Innovative glazing with dynamic solar heat gains
  • Electrochromic windows
  • Optical microstructures and nano composite materials
  • Daylighting

Andreas Schüler, Research Group Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Conversion, EPFL, Switzerland

New developments in dynamic glass for enhanced daylight control
  • Comfort on top of sustainability
  • New developments in dynamic glass
  • Façades at the heart of green building solutions

Eloïse Sok, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, Paris, France

Energy performance assessment of a near-infrared selective dynamic glazing
  • Towards the next generation of near-infrared selective dynamic windows
  • Comparing near-infrared selective dynamic windows with conventional solar-control windows
  • Evaluation of energy efficiency in three different climate condition

Elisa Moretti, University of Perugia, Italy

Energy performance and visual comfort of thermochromic glazing
  • Lab-scale evaluation of the optical and thermal properties
  • Optical and thermal properties of a double-glazed thermochromic element
  • Energy efficiency, thermal and visual comfort of building-integrated thermochromic glazing

Lorenza Bianco, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Solar control mechanisms for enhanced thermal comfort and daylight control of a fully glazed space
  • Setting thermal comfort performance requirements
  • Raytracing for placement of solar protection
  • Solar control mechanism for maximum daylight performance

Harris Poirazis, ACC Glas, Sweden

12:30 Lunch