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ABSTRACT Despite a growing interest in dynamic facades shading systems, few studies have measured their actual performance in the field using full-scale prototypes or evaluated their performance in a comparative way. This paper reports on an important yet understudied topic related to comparing the performance of different dynamic shading typologies and assessing their impacts on building energy savings, daylighting distribution, glare control, and solar insolation management for a typical office space in ASHRAE Climate Zone 4C. Results show variations in performance across the dynamic shading typologies studied. While some systems show superior performance in reducing solar loads and building energy consumption, other typologies studied performed better in managing glare and providing better spatial daylight autonomy. The paper concludes with a framework for the parametric design and assessment of dynamic shade systems based on their performance and climatic suitability for the main eight ASHRAE’s climate zones.