INTELLIGENT FACADE •Buildings able toadapttochangingclimaticconditionsarecalledintelligentbuildings.Adaptationmeansthatbuildingsandfaçadesadapttocurrentweatherconditions. •Insteadofshuttingtheenvironmentout,itmakesmoresensetomakeuseofitsincethiswillhaveapositiveimpactonthecomfortleveloftheoccupantsaswellasontheenergyconsumption. •Adaptivefaçadehelpstominimiseatleastsomeofthedisadvantagessothatahighcomfortlevelcanusuallybeachievedevenwithoutair-conditioning.Inso-calledhybridbuildingsthecomfortlevelcanbefurtherincreasedbyintegratingasupportingair-conditioningsystemforextremeclimaticconditions.