20.500.12556/RUL-175881 Smart Readiness Indicator metric for building envelope structures Seasonal energy imbalance and corresponding grid loads are a key challenge in the decarbonisation of buildings. This study derives new delivered energy and power indicators to explore the role of high performance glazing units as passive but dynamic façade components that help address this mismatch. Through dynamic thermal simulations combined with PV and battery modelling, we assess how glazing affects electricity demand, storage needs, and grid reliance. To more adequately evaluate envelope performance, we introduce a quantitative Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) tailored to the Dynamic Building Envelope domain-providing a performance-based alternative to the current checklist-based SRI method. The new indicator integrates both static (U-value) and dynamic performance across three categories: energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and energy flexibility. Results show that quadruple glazing units (QGUs), when paired with local PV and storage, outperform both triple glazing and opaque walls in balancing seasonal loads. QGUs also reduced both delivered energy and peak power as well as PV and battery equipment size that make this solution economically feasible in many cases. Developed methodology enables robust, orientation-independent comparison and highlights the potential of transparent envelope elements in reducing grid dependency and supporting zero-emission building targets. Smart Readiness Indicator Dynamic Building Envelope quadruple glazing seasonal energy imbalance grid decarbonisation indikator pametne pripravljenosti dinamični ovoj stavbe štirislojna zasteklitev true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-11-12 12:54:41 2025-11-12 12:54:50 2026-07-13 11:44:35 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 26 str. art. 116677 Vol. 350 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 621 1872-6178 10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116677 256898819 1-s2.0-S0378778825014070-main.pdf 1-s2.0-S0378778825014070-main.pdf 1 694268331CE2FB97BABD2772EF27B129 1b56efb449ab5baec025936b4c8c24a9f93a8fb7e8d5ac925c9792890db7ed04 ac68d2c7-79ec-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=237251 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778825014070 1 103d320f-bfbe-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=221810 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0