Façades of the future must fulfil various tasks: save energy, react to weather conditions and providing sound insulation; they must also be intelligent and predictive, says seele, a German technology leader in the design and construction of façades and complex building envelopes.

Since the successful conclusion of COP21 in Paris, aimed at constraining global warming to well below 2 deg C (preferably 1.5 deg C) via nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and international collaboration, the construction sector has been actively engaged in curtailing carbon emissions.