Design, construction and validation of MATELab: A novel outdoor chamber for investigating occupant-facade interaction

Dynamic façades – An exploratory campaign to assess occupant multi-domain environmental satisfaction and façade interaction

“…A new methodology was presented in previous work by the authors [19], including the design and validation of the new experimental research facility developed specifically for this work. The methodology combines subjective and objective evaluation methods in order to evaluate the multi-domain occupant perception and interaction with façades.…”

“…Experiments were conducted in a full-scale test chamber (5 × 6 × 2.5 m), named MATELab in Cambridge, UK [19]. The test chamber was designed specifically for occupant-façade interaction and perception studies.…”

“…The salient findings and omissions in previous research are discussed in section 2, leading to the objectives of this paper in section 3. Section 4 describes the methodology used in the present study, followed by the results obtained from an exploratory experimental campaign with automated and manual dynamic façades conducted in a bespoke test facility for occupant-façade interaction [19]. The conclusions are drawn in section 5 and some key recommendations are given for the efficient design and operation of façades.…”

Rotatable Smart TinyLab, a platform for testing integrated façades and indoor climate

“…simultaneous control measurements, and are facilitated with replaceable façade elements for research and installations. In Europe, the Twin House Munich [9], Test Cells Seville [10], and MateLab Cambridge [11], in addition to the STL, adhere to this standard (see Table 1). In addition we found twin outdoor test cells Demona EPFL Lausanne [12], Cells EPFL Freibourg [13] and Lobster Kit Karlsruhe [14].…”

“…Logged data is temporarily stored and then transmitted to the University of Seville's network. [11] By testing the user's influence on innovative and dynamic smart techniques, the individual comfort and well-being of users can be improved. The main purpose of Cambridge's Mobile Adaptive Technology Experimental Lab is to research human reactions to the indoor climate with different types of facades in a realistic environment.…”