@inproceedings{9fb956a2595949c480fc9cb8d27ced30,
title = "An analysis of the technological development of the transparent building envelope using the TRIZ trends of evolution",
abstract = "A roughly chronological sample of 15 technological {\textquoteleft}events{\textquoteright} in the developmental history of the transparent envelope of the {\textquoteleft}Building{\textquoteright} is analysed using a basic set of the TRIZ trends of technical evolution. We argue that the analysis suggests a general development in the Building towards a technical system capable of controlling its own internal environment autonomously, and primarily, in response to the external climatic conditions in which it finds itself. The {\textquoteleft}where{\textquoteright} of the general development of technology is an issue to those concerned with society{\textquoteright}s relationship with the planet, while the {\textquoteleft}how{\textquoteright}, of which the TRIZ trends offer a vocabulary, should in addition be of specific interest to those in the business of step-change eco-innovation.",
keywords = "Building technology, Eco-innovation, Responsive architecture, Technical evolution, TRIZ",
author = "Salmaan Craig and Elies Dekoninck and David Harrison and Andrew Cripps",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2006",
publisher = "Katholieke Universiteit Leuven",
pages = "195--200",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2006",
note = "13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2006 ; Conference date: 03-05-2006 Through 02-06-2006",
}