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Adaptive Solar Façade, E2VENT, AIR FLOW(ER): Prototypes for the Façade of the future

Research centers and companies are working together to innovate the Façade industry. Here some interesting prototypes coming up from this joint collaboration:  

  • ETH Zurich Adaptive Solar Façade: The project of an adaptive solar façade combines recent developments in architecture, energy technology and robotics. It is the largest object showcasing soft robotics in architecture. The prototype has been developed by ETH Zurich, a Swiss research centers based in Zurich.
  • E2VENT: The E2VENT system will develop an external thermal refurbishment solution with external cladding and air cavity. The distinctive feature of this system is the Smart Modular Heat Recovery Unit allowing users to recover energy from the extracted air while performing the air renewal using double flux heat exchanger in the air cavity. E2VENT is a project supported by the European Commission under the Energy Theme of the Horizon 2020.
  • AIR FLOW(ER): The Air Flow(er) is an energy independent thermally active ventilation device which behaves like a flower, whose “petals” open wide when exposed to warmer temperatures. This interesting system has been developed by the American LIFT architects.

More information on the façade prototypes are available in the prototype sector of the database.