Microvascular Building Envelopes: Autonomous Thermo-Responsive Fluidics and Predictive Setback Buffering for Off-Grid Thermal Resilience During Extreme Climate Volatility
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Abstract
Traditional indoor environmental quality standards rely on static regional climate averages, leaving built infrastructure vulnerable to extreme weather volatility and grid breakdown. This paper proposes a novel biomimetic building envelope that enforces an absolute biological baseline of 18–22°C (40–50% RH) for human cognitive and autonomic optimal performance. Mimicking human dermal microvasculature, the system integrates 3D-printed microfluidic hydronic networks (0.5–2.0 mm channels) within thermal envelopes, governed by thermo-responsive shape-memory polymers and predictive AI motion-tracking algorithms. During grid outage scenarios under 42°C extreme summer heat, the autonomous system maintains the 18–22°C refuge zone using localized radiant heat exchange and controlled standby drift (16–17°C winter / 24–25°C summer), reducing exergy consumption by 42.6% compared to VRF systems and eliminating thermal shock. Financial analysis demonstrates that despite a 7.4% initial CAPEX increase, the system achieves full payback within 3.8 years through OPEX reduction and human capital productivity retention under the 3-30-300 rule.
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BibTeX
@misc{min2026microvascular,
title = {{Microvascular Building Envelopes: Autonomous Thermo-Responsive Fluidics and Predictive Setback Buffering for Off-Grid Thermal Resilience During Extreme Climate Volatility}},
author = {Jinseong Min},
howpublished = {Zenodo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23419325},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23419325},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Microvascular Building Envelopes: Autonomous Thermo-Responsive Fluidics and Predictive Setback Buffering for Off-Grid Thermal Resilience During Extreme Climate Volatility
AU - Jinseong Min
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/16
PB - Zenodo
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23419325
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23419325
AB - Traditional indoor environmental quality standards rely on static regional climate averages, leaving built infrastructure vulnerable to extreme weather volatility and grid breakdown. This paper proposes a novel biomimetic building envelope that enforces an absolute biological baseline of 18–22°C (40–50% RH) for human cognitive and autonomic optimal performance. Mimicking human dermal microvasculature, the system integrates 3D-printed microfluidic hydronic networks (0.5–2.0 mm channels) within thermal envelopes, governed by thermo-responsive shape-memory polymers and predictive AI motion-tracking algorithms. During grid outage scenarios under 42°C extreme summer heat, the autonomous system maintains the 18–22°C refuge zone using localized radiant heat exchange and controlled standby drift (16–17°C winter / 24–25°C summer), reducing exergy consumption by 42.6% compared to VRF systems and eliminating thermal shock. Financial analysis demonstrates that despite a 7.4% initial CAPEX increase, the system achieves full payback within 3.8 years through OPEX reduction and human capital productivity retention under the 3-30-300 rule.
ER -