A Systematic Review and Classification of Glazing Technologies for Building Façades

Michalis Michael (), Fabio Favoino, Qian Jin, Alessandra Luna-Navarro and Mauro Overend
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Michalis Michael: Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
Fabio Favoino: Department of Energy, Polytechnic University of Turin, 10129 Torino, Italy
Qian Jin: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Alessandra Luna-Navarro: Department of Architectural Engineering & Technology, TU Delft, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
Mauro Overend: Department of Architectural Engineering & Technology, TU Delft, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-47

Abstract: High-performance glazing technologies are essential for achieving the occupant comfort and building energy efficiency required in contemporary and future buildings. In real-world applications, glazing façades are selected from a steadily increasing number of glazing technologies. However, the authors could not identify a systematic and comprehensive review and classification of glazing technologies in the literature. This creates a barrier when comparing typologically different glazing technologies and combining multiple technologies in a glazing unit. This paper provides a systematic review and classification of established and emerging glazing technologies based on publications from 2001–2022 which were interpreted following the PRISMA methodology. This study reveals that the majority of high-performance glazing systems used in practice are in multi-layer glazing configurations and that the glazing system performance can focus on including additional and multiple functionalities, which aim at improving overall building performance. It was also found that there is a large potential for improvement of multilayer, evacuated, aerogels, electrochromic, and solar cell glazing by incorporating other technologies or innovative materials in multi-layer glazing units for either improving existing technologies or for the development of new ones. However, their longevity, robustness, and cost affordability should be ensured.

Keywords: building envelopes; dynamic glazing technologies; emerging glazing technologies; energy consumption; established glazing technologies; glazing technologies; smart windows; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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