REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION WHILE INCREASING OCCUPANT COMFORT
The building energy platform develops solutions to help homebuilders and construction materials and building systems manufacturers improve building energy performance and occupant comfort. Research areas include new construction methods and approaches, opaque and glass wall solutions, materials, insulating stuccoes, doors and windows, innovative ventilation systems, solar sensors, and heat storage. The solutions developed at the platform in conjunction with industrial partners are tested and validated in real-world conditions in the platform’s four 100 sq. m instrumented homes. The presence of occupants is simulated, with scenarios that replicate the human metabolism, open and close windows, pump water, and ensure other building system operation. These experimental homes are made from different materials (wood, vibrated concrete, concrete blocks, and brick, respectively). They are also equipped with more than 1,000 sensors that produce data for modelling. No other experimental facility in France offers these capabilities. The platform works with more than 20 industrial partners, including several multinational corporations. The average project runs for two to three years. The ultimate goal of all projects is to achieve the best possible compromise between energy performance and occupant comfort.
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