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- Windows are key for cutting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, but achieving the right balance between natural light and energy savings is often overlooked.
- A new Janus glazing technology allows for switching between cooling and heating while still letting in adequate natural light, boasting impressive properties like 0.47 visible light transmittance, and high reflectivity and emissivity values for different temperature modes.
- Outdoor tests show that Janus windows can cool rooms down by 7.1°C and slightly warm them by 0.4°C compared to standard windows, potentially saving 13%-53% of energy use in buildings and keeping surfaces clear of fog for better sunlight access in winter.
Article Abstract
Windows offer the most promising avenue for mitigating energy consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the balance between comfortable natural lighting and all-season energy savings is often neglected in extensive explorations of energy-efficient windows. Herein, a Janus glazing is proposed that enables the switch of passive radiative cooling and heating under the precondition of conveying sufficient natural light. Measurement results indicate that the Janus window maintains a visible transmittance of 0.47, while possesses a near-infrared (NIR) reflectivity/absorptivity of 0.75/0.71 and a mid-infrared (MIR) emissivity of 0.94/0.13 for the cooling and heating modes, respectively. As demonstrated by the outdoor test, the Janus window realizes a reduction of 7.1 °C for room cooling and an increase of 0.4 °C for room heating compared with commercial low-e window, potentially conserving 13%-53% of the total building energy consumption across China. Meanwhile, attributed to the photothermal effect, the Janus window can elevate the surface temperature by 6.1 °C compared with the low-e window, which can effectively reduce fogging occurrences on the window surface for ensuring sunlight entrance in the cold-weather conditions. This strategy offers novel prospects for enhancing energy efficiency in diverse applications, including architectural windows, greenhouse cultivation, photovoltaic generation, etc.
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