HIGH-END MATERIAL FOR MODERN BUILDINGS
FUNDING PROGRAMME AND AREA
H2020-EEB-2016
Energy-Efficient Buildings
DURATION
Starting date – August 01, 2016
Ending date – May 30, 2021
OUR ROLE
Dissemination, communication and exploitation leader
COORDINATOR
RINA CONSULTING SPA (former D'APPOLONIA SPA), Italy
Objectives
The goal of the EENSULATE project is to develop innovative lightweight (35% weight reduction compared to the current best-performing modules), highly insulating energy efficient components as well as associated enabling materials for cost-effective retrofitting and new construction of curtain wall facades. The project aims to bring existing curtain wall buildings to “nearly zero energy” standards, reducing energy bills by at least 20% while complying with the structural limits of the original building structure and national building codes.
Eensulate creates a strategy for sustainability of curtain walls by leveraging on:
High durability (maximum service life) of the enabling materials and overall component
Good thermal breaks between the curtain wall and the sub-structure through the innovative spray foam
High R-value due to the Vacuum Glass as those achievable with triple glazing systems but with lower weight and less material use. Also, the low-temperature manufacturing process for the vacuum glass allows the use of low-E and spectrally selective glass coatings, which can significantly reduce energy loads and improve comfort close to the wall
DEMONSTRATION
Demonstration buildings are located in two different climates (Italy and Poland). The focus was placed on the thermo-acoustic behaviour of the buildings, indoor comfort and different parameters were monitored:
The intervention on the Polish school in Dzierżoniów municipality consisted of introducing glazing curtain walls to enhance the building profile to zero energy in line with EU and national targets for public buildings. After the implementation of EENSULATE solutions, the building was a demo case proving the project results to both national and international stakeholders.
In the polish museum called Muzeum Miejskie Dzierżoniówa in Dzierżoniów municipality, the EENSULATE glass based on VIG (Vacuum Insulated Glass) technology has been installing in a selected number of windows. This kind of operation is possible thanks to the low thickness (12.2mm) and lightweight of the VIG, perfectly adapting to the original windows increasing their performances without changing neither the materials (the window the frame is the original) nor the aesthetic aspect of the historical building.
The VIG was installed in the ancient monastery of the Frati Minori (Italy) directly in the original frame of the door window, minimizing the work carried out as well as the waste of material. The simple substitution of the glass part of the door window with a high insulating VIG increases the thermal insulation of the window system with a consequent benefit for the visitors.
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