Elena Vazquez | Stuckeman Center for Design Computing
Building envelopes are responsible for a large part of the building’s total energy consumption and indoor quality. Envelopes are typically designed to be static; however, new engineered materials present an opportunity to design envelopes to be dynamic and more efficient. This presentation will overview our work on developing kinetic building envelopes that use bistable materials and shape-changing smart materials, including interdisciplinary collaboration between the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing and the Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems.