Smart Materials Research Papers - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

Recently, the architectural thought interested in high performance buildings to reduce the phenomenon of sick buildings, consuming all resources, depletion energy, and global warming. Hence, the research importance of alternatives about traditional building materials that adverse effect on the environment and users, these alternatives raises buildings efficiency in Egypt. The papers follow the methodology of theoretical, analytical and deductive through five chapters, the first one includes evaluation criteria for materials and buildings in international organizations such as the (LEED, BREEAM…. etc.), discuss responding factors which reducing energy consumption and embodied energy. The second chapter explained smart materials concept in past, present and future, by studying the life cycle of materials and its development. The third chapter analyzed various types of these materials, such as (Thermo-Bimetal, Hemp Fiber, Mycelium, Bioluminescence), to clarify their conformity with standard criteria mentioned in the first chapter, and their impact on reducing both types of energy and the amount of carbon dioxide. To carry out the objectives of this study, a questionnaire was designed to collect data in chapter four. The questionnaire showed the opinion of specialists in this field, Data has been analyzed using "Statistical package for social Science" (SPSS) software. Last chapter analyzed international and local case study, such as (The Gate, Enel Pavilion, The Technical Faculty, Decorative Facade Removes Air Pollution), this chapter also compares among these cases in terms of materials and their impact in raising the efficiency of buildings. Results, finally this paper focused on some materials, such as (Titanium Dioxide TiO2, Smart Bamboo, Hemp Fiber, Mycelium, Aerogels), as a " Second Skin " in building facades reducing (temperature, humidity in buildings, the dust and harmful emissions). The paper recommends that " H.P.B design process in Egypt required a teamwork for any project includes several Scientific disciplines, also Egypt must construct special laboratory for producing high-efficiency materials, also being careful when dealing with nanotechnology, because the small molecules may seep to the skin of humans and kill.