1. Green facades: Vertical gardens or living walls that are covered with plants that grow up the exterior walls of a building.
2. Solar panels: Facade integrated photovoltaic panels that generate electricity from the sun.
3. Natural ventilation: Facades that are designed to maximize natural ventilation by using open windows or louvers to draw in cool outside air and expel warm inside air.
4. Rainwater harvesting systems: Facades that collect rainwater for use in irrigation or other non-potable water needs.
5. Passive solar shading: Facades that incorporate shading devices to block direct solar gain during hot seasons, but allows desirable solar heat gain in the winter.
6. Recyclable materials: Facades that are constructed from recyclable materials such as timber, bamboo or recycled glass.
7. High-performance glazing: Double or triple glazed windows with a high solar heat gain coefficient would provide thermal insulation to the building and also increases its aesthetic value.
8. Use of renewable resources: Facades that are constructed using renewable materials such as timber, natural stone, bamboo or straw.
9. Advanced lighting systems: Facades that incorporate intelligent lighting systems, that respond to the natural light supply, that monitor and control luminosity levels.
10. Energy-efficient HVAC system: Incorporating high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems that help to greatly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions within a building.
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