Craveiro, FlávioDuarte, José P.Bártolo, HelenaBártolo, Paulo2025-10-202025-10-202019-09-29Craveiro, F., Duarte, J.P., Bártolo, H., Bártolo, P. (2020). Moving Forward to 3D/4D Printed Building Facades. In: Almeida, H., Vasco, J. (eds) Progress in Digital and Physical Manufacturing. ProDPM 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29041-2_35.978303029040597830302904122195-4356http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14331EISBN - 9783030290412Conference name - 1st International Conference on Progress in Digital and Physical Manufacturing, ProDPM 2019; Conference date - 2 October 2019 - 4 October 2019; Conference code - 232819Nearly Zero Energy Buildings will require high-performance building envelopes, though the building sector is currently a major contributor to the world’s energy consumption and related CO2 emissions. Innovative advanced materials, such as smart or functionally graded materials are being developed to better adapt buildings to environmental needs. This paper presents a brief overview of novel advanced materials for passive/kinetic facades. There is a great potential for 3D/4D printing building components to address actual and future built environmental challenges. 3D printing buildings are still in its infancy, several limitations and barriers need to be addressed, though architects and engineers must keep looking forward and the rise of 4D design could bring “life” to buildings.eng3D/4D printingSmart materialsFunctionally graded materialsShape memory materialsPhase change materialsconference paper10.1007/978-3-030-29041-2_352195-4364