
Buildings, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(2), С. 189 - 189
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025
The building sector accounts for 30% of worldwide final energy usage and 26% global energy-linked emissions. In construction, innovative materials systems can offer flexible, lightweight, energy-efficient solutions to achieve more efficient buildings. This study addresses the analysis environmental impacts retrofitting residential buildings in Monterusciello, Italy, using an second-skin façade system design that incorporates 3D-printed fabric modules. purpose is enhance efficiency reduce impact originally constructed with prefabricated elements have degraded over time. research employed TRNSYS modelling simulate consumption at single-building whole-district levels, analysing system’s effectiveness reducing cooling heating demands different optimal performance. results show significantly reduces demand by 30.2% thermal 3.84%, reaching a primary saving 16.4% 285 tons CO2 emissions reduction whole district. highlight potential improving sustainability, suggesting future directions material innovation adaptive development district-wide applications.
Язык: Английский