Smart Windows: Integration, Benefits, and Future Prospects.

Abstract

Windows play a huge role in today's buildings, allowing for outside view and providing occupants with daylight. However, windows are also often considered to be one of the weakest building components with respect to high thermal losses and are in addition often the reason for overheating and glare issues. In comparison to traditional static windows, dynamic solutions like adaptive and controllable smart windows have the ability to adjust their optical properties in response to changing boundary conditions and hence have the potential to improve the energy performance and the user comfort of buildings. The Objective of this work is three-fold: (1) To provide a brief overview of smart windows and their significance. (2) To provide the reader with a summary of the research methodology and key findings. (3) Highlighting the potential benefits and future prospects of smart windows.