TY - BOOK AU - Ahmed Khaled Abdelazim Youssef AU - Mohamed R. Abdallah , AU - Sherif M. Abdelkader , TI - Enhancing the façade performance of existing buildings through the integration between smart materials & parametric geometries in architecture / PY - 2018/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Khaled Abdelazim Youssef , KW - Adaptive façade KW - Building façade KW - Smart materials N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering; Issued also as CD N2 - The study introduces new techniques of applying sustainable smart materials on existing buildings which will give them the ability to adapt passively with the surrounding environment and climate, reach the comfort zone inside the buildings automatically without occupants' interference. This research will present guidelines on way of using smart materials, assembling them in various geometrical composites, and how to apply them on the exterior building envelope, to reach optimum level of comfort without human interference UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -