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SmartScreen è un sistema di schermatura solare che si apre e si chiude in risposta ai cambiamenti della temperatura ambiente. Il sistema non richiede sensori, processori, motori o l'elettricità per funzionare. Materiali intelligenti termo-sensibili servono invece come motori per aprire e chiudere la schermatura cambiando la loro forma.
In questo video l'architetto americano Peter Yeadon, sviluppatore insieme alla collega Martina Decker di numerosi progetti e installazioni non convenzionali, illustra le caratteristiche di questa tecnologia.

Ulteriori informazioni, materiali e filmati sono disponibili sul sito web dello studio.

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Di seguito il programma della conferenza annuale, che si è tenuta recentemente in Inghilterra, organizzata dal BRE (Building Research Establishment) Group, l'organizzazione governativa che dal 1920 sovrintende in UK gli standard per i materiali e  i metodi di costruzione. A breve saranno disponibili sul sito web testi degli interventi e filmati riguardanti l'evento.

Solar Shading and Intelligent Facades Conference
29 September 2011 - BRE, Watford

Solar shading has an important role to play in the refurbishment of existing buildings, too.  Today, older buildings are often required to house high-tech workplaces, with exacting glare requirements and energy intensive IT equipment. Retrofitting solar shading can control glare and overheating, without the need to resort to expensive, energy hungry air conditioning.

The Conference, jointly organised by BRE and the British Blind and Shutter Association (BBSA), covered some of the important and complex issues that designers and consultants have to address, and described different approaches that can be taken to achieve the best solution.
The programme featured expert speakers from the UK and Continental Europe, and included:

- the latest design techniques; double facades, automated shading
- how to obtain independent design data for shading performance, including a demonstration of a free access database for designers and specifiers
- architectural integration, with case studies of facade designs and shading in highly insulated homes
- the regulatory context including the Building Regulations limits on solar overheating and European requirements
- solving the problems of overheating, excessive cooling costs, heat retention and glare.

Programme
- Requirements (Chair: Dr Paul Littlefair, BRE)
Shade Specifier: quantifying shading performance - Prof. Mick Hutchins, Sonnergy
European requirements on solar control - Dick Dolmans, ES-SO
Solar gain in the Building Regulations - Ant Wilson, AECOM

- Future Facades (Chair: Dick de Leeuw, De Leeuw Ltd/ES-SO)
Shading in ventilated facades - Mikkel Kragh, Arup
Automated shading for bioclimatic facades - Anders Hall, Somfy 

- Shading in Architecture (Chair: Andrew Chalk, BBSA)
Solar control in the PassivHaus and Active House - Hannes Gerstmann, BVST and Peter Foldbjerg, Velux
The architecture of shading - David Morley, David Morley Architects

- Solving Glare and Overheating (Chair: Dave Bush, Hallmark/BBSA)    
The visual impact of shading - Dr Paul Littlefair, BRE
Retrofitting shading; case studies - Cassie Sutherland, BBSA

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Retrofitting - Green retrofits are any kind of upgrade at an existing building that is wholly or partially occupied to improve energy and environmental performance, reduce water use, and improve the comfort and quality of the space in terms of natural light, air quality, and noise-all done in a way that it is financially beneficial to the owner. Then, the building and its equipment must be maintained to sustain these improvements over time.
Definition by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
(Tratto da www.esbnyc.com)

Effort to reduce energy consumption in existing public and private buildings to incorporate more energy efficient products, technologies, and systems that can significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and make sound investment sense, as energy savings result in utility cost reduction.
(Tratto da www.clintonfoundation.org)

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