The main focus of the project is to control the indoor climate of the facility in a passive way, using natural elements like air and water as the main resources. It is composed of three main elements: Two openings set on top and bottom of the panel, a few ceramic sheets and two silica sponges whose purpose is to collect the moisture and to wet the ceramic elements.
When it is applied on a facade, the natural airflow enters the device and causes the water contained by the ceramic sheets to evaporate, which leads to a drop in temperature inside the panel. Therefore, the device sucks the heat from inside, causing a decrease in temperature interior of the building.
TU Delft / Bucky Lab
See here also other Bucky Lab prototypes that we have recently presented:
Energy generation from fins waving in the breeze
An elegant and playful shading system
State-of-the-art self-sufficient living wall
Star-shaped sun shading
The glazed frost window
