TerraCool is a facade system that combats urban heat, passively cools buildings, and manages rainwater through porous ceramic tiles that evaporate stored water, supported by an easy-to-install aluminum hanging system.
Organization
TU Delft, Bucky Lab
Project information
TerraCool is an innovative façade system that utilizes porous ceramic tiles to mitigate the Urban Heat Island effect, passively cool buildings, and manage rainwater to prevent flooding and sewage overloading. Rainwater is harvested and stored around the building in wet periods. In dry periods it is gradually released through a sprinkler system into the porous ceramic tiles and evenly distributed across the facade utilizing a bucket shaped, overflow design. The porous tiles absorb the rainwater and use evaporation to cool down the buildings and its surroundings. The aluminium hanging system ensures easy installation and replacement.