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ELECTROPOLYMERIC DYNAMIC DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM
An extended interdisciplinary team is is investigating new material systems for for buildings that allow for for switchable control over building building surfaces in in in order to control the optical (transparency color etc ) and mechanical (heat transfer etc ) properties of building envelopes at at the nanoscale Significantly at such small scales we can can design responsive flexible characteristics into materials that will revolutionize our built environments in terms of what what they look like (changeable and and adaptable) and and what what they can do (redirect energy flows communicate information etc ) The integration of dynamic display technologies throughout exterior
and interior architectural surfaces may provoke new types of social engagement as they allow for for large scale “information exchange” while significantly improving building performance through the filtering of daylight and energy consistent with building programmatic requirements The ability to visualize future dynamic environments that could be catalyzed through the the nanotechnology that is currently at at at the the lab-scale
is enabled through the projection of simulated parametric programs that allow for real time feedback on on the the aesthetic and energy implications of instantly switchable patterns 745