2.4 FEATURES OF INTELLIGENT BUILDING SKIN

2.4 FEATURES OF INTELLIGENT BUILDING SKIN

• LEARNING ABILITY Intelligent skin has the ability to learn. Neural networks and knowledge-based software algorithms, incorporating symbolic logic, providing the power to find out their energy status and thermal characteristics, and also relate previous or recent weather data, and current climate, to previous operating strategies.

• RESPONSIVE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING The artificial lighting system is an efficient daylighting strategy, with the power to deactivate or dim itself in response to the number of natural lighting levels. Intelligent systems are activated by occupancy sensors and controlled in response to sensed internal light levels.

• DAYLIGHTING CONTROLLERS The maximization of daylight is recognized as the keys goal in low-energy design. A variety of active systems are used that answer solar angles, providing optimum positions for motorized light -guiding, light-reflecting, and light-shading devices. Light transmission can be varied and adjusted to suit internal demand.

• OCCUPANT CONTROL

Building occupants should have maximum personal control over their immediate environment, and this can be achieved by intelligent technologies. On-screen control panels and hand-held remote units are provided, but in situations where unchecked by occupants, the BMS reminds the user of the error or disallows continued functioning.

• ELECTRICITY GENERATORS It is feasible for buildings to strive for electrical autonomy through self-generation. This extends the concept of buildings with living capabilities. Electricity is often

generated by photovoltaic, wind turbines, and combined heat and power systems.

• VENTILATION CONTROLLERS Ventilation is automatically regulated for increased effectiveness and greater occupant control by operable elements of the building fabric, like retractable roofs, motorized windows, and pneumatic dampers. These moving elements also can be automatically closed unfavorable conditions, like inclement actions of wind and rain. Intelligent skin also helps to beat the matter of air and sound pollution.

• HEATING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS

Intelligent technologies are employed to attenuate the energy burden resulting from the highly serviced elements of heating, ventilation, and cooling. It demands for space and water heating through the utilization of passive solar strategies, given more precise motorized control. Control systems make sure the optimized operation of coldness predicament circuits. The sun is additionally utilized for water heating.