A Guideline for Double Skin Facades in an Initial Design Phase: Applying Cross Ranking and Fuzzy Logic Methods for Temperate Climate Region

Climate change and global warming have become a quandary for today and as a result architects faced with unexpected design process issues. In this context, expected performance requirements of building façades advanced to beyond of being resistant against the environmental effects of such as wind and rain forces and transfer of the loads. Expected requirements also include becoming active to keep constant user comfort under flexible climate conditions also using renewable energy sources for energy conservation and being able to adapt itself when its needed to reach a certain level of economic sustainability. Architects used numerous façade systems in their projects; currently double skin façade systems become the most common façade system in use to meet these expectations. This thesis aimed to develop a scale that can be utilized during the early design stage to identify potential risks that can be faced after the construction process for a façade system, which can adapt itself according to different requirements of users and dynamic external factors. Designers may have the possibility to evaluate their designs using the recommended value of risk assessment during the early design stage. Keywords: Double Skin Façade, Intelligent Envelopes, Design Strategies, Occupant Comfort