Future Faรงades
Integrating Technologies into Constructive Faรงade Management
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he faรงade is one of the most important contributors to any building's energy use and comfort parameters. In order to provide occupants with a
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comfortable environment, a faรงade must fulfil many functions, such as providing views to the outside, resisting wind loads, supporting its own deadload weight, allowing daylight to interior spaces,
blocking unwanted solar heat gain, protecting occupants from outside noise and temperature extremes, and resisting air and water penetration. The highly glazed faรงade has
