Room Bet to build buildings of the future. They would do photosynthesis to generate energy. Sustainability has become an essential aspect in modern architecture, because the planet is confronted with unprecedented environmental challenges.
The term “sustainable construction” is an approach to design, construction and operation of buildings. A perspective that aims to minimize the environmental impact of buildings and to increase energy efficiency, the correct preservation of resources and an improvement in the quality of people’s life.
This practice is based on important principles for the current time, such as energy efficiency, use of ecological material, responsible waste management and water retention. Nowadays, sustainability is much more than a trend. It has become a need for all sectors, even that of architecture.
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In this context, a group of European researchers, at the basis of the Spanish company Flexbrick SLHas created an innovative solar brick that combines textile ceramic technology (TCT) with photovoltaic cells from Perovskita. That is why we are talking about buildings that make photosynthesis because the solar stones of Perovskita produce energy.
The TCT through Flexbrick Feel a precedent in the sustainable construction sector. This new solar brick also adds an energy dimension, so that buildings may cause their own electricity. The TCT -Herbergt clear differences with conventional ceramic coatings. One of them is a dry construction, throwing away the need for mortar and reducing version times and costs.
The system consists of a stainless steel mesh that assembles ceramic parts with solar panels. Regarding the dimensions of the solar brick, they are 300 mm long and 117 mm wide. Also this revolutionary device from Room Including a photovoltaic module of 99 x 99 mm.
According to a report published in Science DirectThis method makes it possible to cover, facades and floors, which increases the generation of clean energy in buildings. In other words, the appearance is a before and after as representative as that of these other green buildings that make photosynthesis.
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The researchers who worked in this system carried out tests that simulated real circumstances. They managed to demonstrate the robustness of the modules against possible hail and vibration effects.
Despite minor failures in electric welding, bricks registered a promising level of technological adulthood (TRL) of 5, rising as an optimal solution. The ceramic substance that is part of these solar bricks also offers unique benefits in construction.
In turn, the sheets agree up to 20 meters long, permission for the coverage of important surfaces. Apart from that, the method does not need additional profiles to set the facades, so it limits the costs and emissions of pollutants that can accompany the system.
Spain Glimp a new reality: Now the buildings are doing photosynthesis
This perspective optimizes the installation of the device and offers new possibilities, such as permeable facades in light, green roofs and reducing punishment. The research results were published in the magazine Building and building materialsWritten by ICA researchers, the Chose Research Institute of the University of Rome (Italy) and the CEA (Atomic Energy Commission and alternative energies).
Room It is a step away from the future with buildings that perform photosynthesis to produce energy. A project that is just as surprising and restless as that of this “artificial leaf” that is able to change buildings in trees.