Floods and heat waves: Innovative building façades should protect - ingenieur.de

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Floods and heat waves: Innovative building façades should protect - ingenieur.de

Hydroactive façades provide flood protection when it rains and cooling buildings and urban spaces when it is hot. In this way, they effectively neutralize the urban heat island effect with minimal use of resources. Hydroactive façades called “Hydroskin” absorb water when it rains and release it again in the heat as evaporative cooling. In this way, they help against both the heat and the floods.