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Project Information AT A GLANCE
Project Title: Clear-Up
T, r.H. outdoor
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energy meter
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moved on to demonstration buildings, so- called testbeds, in Prague, Switzerland and Spain. “One was a university building in a Czech university where seven identical rooms were equipped with experimental testing where we could
“The idea was to... improve the indoor
environment in buildings and at the same time reduce energy consumption”
derive the real effects of these
technologies,” says Luk. “The results are not yet completely
available but, as
always, some successes are combined with failures. That is as expected. The final phase is a real demonstration in the south of Spain in a student’s residence where a number of these technologies are applied in real scale.” The real success of clear-up will lie in the
future integration of its technologies into the building industry. From architects to developers, Luk is confident the results of the
project alongside the 70 real-life demonstration in Spain will help to “build
a bridge regarding decisions on investing. As always with novel technologies you have to convince the market place of these new opportunities. New technologies also involve uncertainty as to whether it will work in practice and whether it will give additional profits for the building developer,” he explains. “A number of studies have been done on life cycle costing: the real gain of investing in new technologies that are more expensive than traditional ones but give some additional gains over the longer term.”
Building on strong foundations The clear-up team is heading into the final phase of the project: completing reports and analysing results. This will be fine tuned for a report for the European Commission as well as for a message for the building community. With the EU Roadmap for Climate Action stretching into 2050, energy waste continues to be a burning issue that requires further research and development. Luk says “several teams are setting up new projects that build on the results of clear-up. The basic aim was to help in reducing the energy consumption in buildings and to improve the indoor climate at the same time,” he concludes, “if we can say we have had a small contribution to that gigantic objective then it’s a positive balance. It’s one part of a big movement to improve the quality of our buildings.”
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Project Objective: To develop a novel use of nano-materials and new control algorithms for improving the energy performance of windows, building envelopes, air handling, heating, ventilation and lighting systems in a holistic and sustainable manner and consequently improving the indoor environment.
Project Duration and Timing: Four years, November 2008 to October 2012
Project Funding: €8.3 million
Dr Udo Weimar Dr Udo Weimar has been actively involved in EU large-scale projects since the 4th framework program. He has a background in physics and leads an interdisciplinary group in physical chemistry with links to informatics, biology and medicine. In addition to his academic role, he is also co- founder of a spin-off sensor company.
Contact: Tel: +49 7071 29 77634 Email:
upw@ipc.uni-tuebingen.de Web:
www.clear-up.eu
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