PS FP7 - Výzkum pro malé a střední podniky - BrightWall - průsvitný beton

Výzkumné konsorcium vedené dánskou firmou, která se zabývá výrobou sendvičových fasád, předkládá projekt s cílem vyvinout zcela nový stavební materiál - průsvitný beton ve formě sendvičových panelů, který může být použitý pro fasády i jako nosný prvek.

Hledáme partnery - architektonické studia, které pracují s betonovými prvky; a firmy, které se zabývají izolačními materiály a také hledáme výzkumnou organizaci se znalostí výrobních procesů sendvičových panelů.

Description:
The project aims to develop a completely new building material in the form of translucent concrete sandwich panel by using embedded optical fibers, which can provide energy efficient lighting quality in buildings – and enable entirely new design concepts and architectural solutions. As the core novelty, this new material can be used for facades and as load bearing, while providing high quality and energy efficient light to European buildings. Letting sunlight supply part of the total lighting has thus obvious benefits in terms of cost and emission savings, but also, the individual buildings will be positively affected by being sunlit.

The concept uses a combination of high-strength concrete (HSC) and light-conducting fibers (in the most appropriate material – to be defined during the project) that are integrated in the elements with very high precision through an innovative production process, thereby forming a brand new, translucent building material with great capabilities and flexibility. In order to achieve the necessary thermal insulating properties, the concept of sandwich construction is included, with a core of insulating material which is led through the optical fibers. The combination of materials provides unique thermal properties, and also allows high structural strength, so that the elements can be load bearing and thus be an energy effective envelope material for the building. This provides a new material that not only has unique physical parameters, but also provides important aesthetic, tactile and cultural characteristics with huge market potential for companies in the construction and creative industries.

Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements of the request:
Call for proposal title: Research for the benefit of SMEs.
Call for proposal identifier: FP7-SME-2013.
Deadline: 15/11/2012.

Proposal is under development.

The project consortium currently consists of:
1 Danish SME specialized in the production of sandwich façades.
1 Danish SME specialized in the methodology for alignment of optical fibers in the concrete building elements.
1 UK SME with know-how in the development of optical fibers.
1 Danish RTD with extended expertise within fibre optics and application of fibre optics.

Comments:
- Type of partner sought: Industry, RTD.

- Specific area of activity of the partner:
1. SME - Architecture company working with concrete elements.
2. SME - Expertise in insulating materials.
3. RTD - Knowledge in manufacturing processes for sandwich panels .

- Task to be performed by the partner sought:
1. Innovation activities related to buildings' architecture.
2. Study and selection of the insulation materials.
3. Optimization of the process to make it economically viable.


(Ref: 12 DK 20B7 3Q90 )

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