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Self-Powered and Self-Conscious Kinetic Façade in India
Self-Powered and Self-Conscious Kinetic Façade in India
Implementing Partner: Build Change
Project name: Self-Powered and Self-Conscious Kinetic Façade
This project introduces a cutting-edge kinetic façade system powered by renewable energy and responsive to environmental conditions.
Leveraging IoT sensors and machine learning, it autonomously adjusts shading, ventilation, and insulation to enhance thermal comfort and energy efficiency. Its modular design ensures compatibility with both retrofitting and new construction.
Engineered for extreme heat adaptation, the system offers scalable potential to advance urban climate resilience across CDRI member countries.
building energy use
extreme heat risks
by 2050
Impact and Key Findings
1
The project enables buildings to autonomously adapt to extreme heat by optimizing thermal comfort, reducing cooling loads, and enhancing energy efficiency, strengthening climate resilience through intelligent, self-regulating design and performance technologies.
2
The façade system leverages smart sensors and machine learning to autonomously regulate buildings in real time, minimizing manual control and enhancing urban adaptability to shifting weather patterns across diverse climate zones.
3
The modular, self-powered design supports affordable retrofitting and seamless scalability, making it ideal for both new builds and existing infrastructure across CDRI member countries confronting intensifying heat-related climate challenges.





