Frequency selective surfaces for long wavelength use in buildings

The presentation of slide shows the contribution of FSS to make an electromagnetic architecture in the built environment, particularly in mobile communications. The costs of FSS fabrication and integration into buildings are significant. Incorporation easier in new buildings than retro-fitting. Large scale fabrication, perhaps use of small finite arrays are ways forward. This is particularly so if active devices are inserted into FSS to give a time varying architecture. At mobile comms and wireless networking wavebands, wideband operation of FSS is necessary, challenging the design process. Regulations cover health and safety aspects and aim to minimise the chances that buildings fall down. Building regulations should be extended to cover aspects of the electromagnetic architecture as well as structural architecture.