In hot summer and warm winter areas, the traditional envelope structure with constant performance cannot better meet the needs of building energy conservation development due to the lack of dynamic adjustment ability. The new envelope structure with adjustable performance has begun to attract the attention of researchers. In this paper, the envelope structure with adjustable performance is discussed from three aspects: adjustable heat transfer, adjustable ventilation and adjustable light transmission. The paper puts forward the application strategy of low carbon and energy saving adjustable building envelope materials