A new invention reaches the construction market. The buildings they could qualify for this own use then. This is great news for the Spaniards who showed great interest in self-sufficiency in 2023, as we explain in this article. If you know what we’re talking about this time, you won’t believe it!
New homes use various techniques to insulate heat and combat the cold. However, there are a large number of older properties that are still habitable and do not have this. Thanks to the advancement of telecommunications, it is easy to learn about the measures being implemented in other countries to solve this problem.
For example from Berlin Several alternatives have been developed to renovate buildings in record time and reduce electricity consumption by 90%. The European Union stipulates that homes are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions. We want to reduce these costs by renovating 16% of the buildings with the worst performance by 2030.
However, the idea of ​​demolishing old buildings and building new, more efficient buildings represents a huge expense, but not all is lost. The proposal of Ecoworkinga to start Berlin that promises to accelerate the rehabilitation of buildings.
Ecoworks claims to have the ideal solution to bring self-consumption to buildings
How are you going to achieve this? With a custom-made prefab roof and solar energy to power the new heating system. Their way of working aims to reduce energy demand between 85 and 90% by installing this second skin in four different initiatives in a few weeks.
The result after each work is a reduction in the energy costs of the homes. If a home consumed 292 kWh/m2 per year before the process, after implementation of this form of self-sufficiency it will amount to 22 kWh/m2 per year.
Own consumption reaches buildings with a ‘second skin’
The process of making the own use in the buildings It goes through several steps in which the latest technology is latently present. The company starts by designing new roofs with the style change that the building wants to pursue (this uses a 3D scan of the entire complex). The goal is to create a digital twin of the structure on which the renovation will take place.
After the design is completed, the parts are manufactured. The prefabricated second skin includes windows, ventilation, heating and hot water pipes. Due to the automation of a large part of the process by robots, the waiting time is minimal.
The installation also takes little time. As reported by the general manager, Emmanuel Heisenbergit only takes 20 minutes to install a panel on the facade. The materials used to manufacture these panels are cellulose and wood. 80% of the work is done in factories, one step before installation.
In this way, the reform has no direct impact on the lives of users. Within two to three weeks they will see that their new home is ready.
Thanks to this invention, buildings achieve self-consumption
The company has completed four projects so far, but the intention is to renovate up to 850 apartments next year. We are facing an initiative that could forever retire traditional solar panels, a commonly used resource to save money on bills and care for the environment.
Ecoworking wants to expand self-consumption in buildings to other areas of Europeas Austria j Swiss. When some thought the growth of self-sufficiency was slowing, along comes this new project that could change everything. Instead of dying out, it could take a new form.