Thermal Effect of “Biomimetic Building” with Perspirable and Changing Clothes Functions
Abstract
There has been a growing tendency to attain a desirable living environment in buildings by saving energy and low global emission with the use of natural energy resources and natural environment. Since we need both heating and cooling in Japan, it is necessary to investigate passive cooling in summer as well as passive heating in winter. From this viewpoint, the author has been investigating passive systems in buildings where the environment is controlled biomimetically and autonomously by simulating the physiological functions of animals and plants.