Chameleon-Inspired Building Envelope for the Australian Building Sector

该项目旨在开发一种智能反射涂层，可以像变色龙皮肤一样作用于建筑物表面，使阳光在夏季有效反射，在冬季被吸收，而无需使用颜料或染料。这项研究将揭示微结构建筑如何模仿建筑外壳上的变色龙皮肤，以解决这项技术的关键挑战，即冬季过冷。预期的结果是一种智能涂层技术，易于在小型和大型规模上制造，没有冬季惩罚，与均匀，不均匀和粗糙的表面兼容，不使用颜料，在阳光下耐用。

The project aims to develop an intelligent reflective coating that can act like a chameleon skin on a building surface, allowing sunlight to reflect efficiently in summer and be absorbed in winter without using pigments or dyes. The research will reveal how microstructural architecture can mimic a chameleon skin on building envelopes to address the critical challenge of this technology, which is overcooling in winter. The expected outcome is a smart coating technology that is easy to manufacture on small and large scales with no winter penalty, compatible with even, uneven and rough surfaces, free from the use of pigment and durable under sunlight.