Innergy has been presented at the the fensterbau / frontale trade fair 2014 by Inoutic. According to the main experts, Innergy material will opens up completely new window and door design options with its outstanding thermal insulation properties, while simultaneously offering a high level of rigidity.

Innergy is produced using pultrusion technology: continuous glass fibres are impregnated with a duroplastic resin (polyurethane). The material is then pulled through a heated stationary die. The resin undergoes polymerisation and the part is given its final shape.

Through the combination of key characteristic properties, Innergy profiles offer an innovative, new architectural approach, combining the mechanical performance of aluminium with resin’s thermal insulating properties. Thermal conductivity is 400 times lower than in aluminium, but thermal expansion is also four times lower. Therefore, there is no deformation caused by the bimetallic effect. The material is 20 times harder than PVC too and provides a hard-wearing surface finish. The high glass fibre content ensures window and door stability without the need for steel reinforcement.

The 'Innergy balcony door' received the Innovation Award for Architecture + Window Door Façade in 2014.

More information about Innergy prototype can be found in our database (Windows category).

U-EA Type is thin film modules produced by Kaneka Corporation.

Kaneka's thin-film hybrid silicon solar panel has a tandem structure that absorbs both the blue and red ends of the light spectrum allowing it to convert even more of the sun's light into energy. This latest thin-film silicon innovation can deliver high power generation, kWh/kWp, and is environmentally friendly.

Kaneka’s hybrid technology combines the features of both amorphous silicon and micro-crystalline silicon to create higher energy production.

You can find more detailed information about the product in the PV modules session of our database.

According to the market expert, the top three largest markets in 2015 were China, Japan and USA. The trend seems to be the same also in 2016.

We have currently 27 Chinese products in the PV modules session and numbers will increase significantly in the coming weeks. This week the most interesting new entry is the Monocrystalline CHN 60M (BK M156).

The CHN60M is produced by Chinaland Solar Energy Co., Ltd, an high-tech company from the Chinaland Solar Energy Photovoltaic Research Institute engaged in design, research, production, sales and service of crystalline silicon wafers, solar cells, solar panels, and photovoltaic systems.

You can find more detailed information about the product in our PV modules session or in the company website.  

Speck is an air quality monitor that detects fine particulate matter in indoor environments and provides information about trends and changes in particle concentration.  Speck has Wi-Fi built in, enabling optional connection to a wireless network.  Once online, and after linking it with a specksensor.com account, the Speck will continuously upload its data to specksensor.com where users can see its data in real time and explore its full history with a computer or mobile device.

Speck is a product of Airviz Inc., which is a spinoff from the CREATE Lab at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. The goal is to empower everyday citizens to improve the air they breathe.

Check the product in the Sensor session of EffiBUILDING.

The European portal for energy efficiency in buildings (BUILD UP) has launched the 4th book of the series “Implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) – Featuring Country Reports”. It highlights the important advances achieved across the EU in implementing the EPBD in the period 2012-2015. It is however a self-standing book, as it contains all the pertinent updated information for each country.

Part A of the book describes the main accomplishments and the remaining challenges on a selection of major topics covered by the EPBD across Europe. 

Part B of the book contains reports from the 28 EU Members States plus Norway. In two cases (Belgium and the UK), separate reports are available for different jurisdictions that have their own autonomy to implement the EPBD. The individual national and regional reports contain a snapshot of the status of implementation at the end of 2014 or, in other cases, sometime during 2015.

Detailed information can be found on the BUILD UP website.

Dow Corning® DefendAir 200 is a 100% silicone liquid applied Air and Weather Barrier designed to protect against air infiltration and water penetration. The vapor permeable, one component, water-based coating cures to form a flexible membrane that is impervious to water but has the ability to “breathe,” allowing water vapor to escape from inside the substrate.

The coating provides long-term protection from air and water infiltration; normal movement imposed by seasonal thermal contraction and expansion; ultraviolet radiation; and the elements. The coating maintains its water protection properties even when exposed to sunlight, rain, snow, or temperature extremes.

There is not a limit on exposure time before being covered by the exterior cladding.               

FEATURES & BENEFITS:

•    UV Resistant – Long term resistance.
•    Provides long-term air and water protection properties even when exposed to sunlight, rain, snow, or temperature extremes.
•    Excellent weatherability – Temperature extremes of -15°F to 300°F.
•    Meets National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Class A Fire Rating.
•    NFPA 285 – Pass.
•    Ease of Installation – One coat installation.
•    Air tight – Exceeds industry requirements.
•    Primerless adhesion on most substrates.
•    Solventless.
•    Elastomeric – Accommodates building movement.
•    Seamless – Cured membrane is continuous and does not form seams or laps.
•    Nail sealability
•    Low VOC

For further information about this product you can click in the following link: http://www.dowcorning.com/applications/search/default.aspx?R=11285EN

SageGlass swithchable technology is a electrochromic technology, which is controllable, so it can be tinted or cleared by the user (or building system) on demand. Its purpose is solar control since it modulates both incoming light and heat from the sun.  SageGlass is not intended to provide privacy. That is an entirely different product with a completely different purpose.  Privacy glass is used to block the view, so it’s often found in interior areas such as board rooms and bathrooms.   SageGlass is designed to block unwanted sunlight, heat and glare – but to continuously preserve the view.
 

SageGlass nanotechnology incorporates layers of coatings on glass, which in total are less than 1/50^th the thickness of a human hair (figure B). The coatings are applied using sputter deposition, which is a tried and true, low-cost, low-risk manufacturing process that has been used for decades to manufacture millions of square feet of low-e glass.

What SageGlass is not:

Thermochromic technology modulates the amount of light coming through the glass in response to changing environmental temperatures (such as sunlight exposure, air temperature and wind velocity).  People don’t have control over the glass.

Photochromic technology modulates the amount of light coming through the glass in response to changing light levels outside (think of transition sunglasses).  People don’t have control over the glass.

Suspended particle devices tint and clear in a manner that looks like electrochromics but at the micro-level it’s actually very different. It’s “organic” technology, meaning there are polymer-based materials sandwiched in the glass. Any time you expose organic materials to things like intense sunlight, UV and infrared heat, you have to worry about durability. Also, the technology significantly underperforms SageGlass in both light control and energy reduction.

You can find moore information about SageGlass in the following link: http://sageglass.com/technology/switchable-technology/