Objective Curtain wall facade is being constituted in one of the most used at the present time due to its facility of construction, lightness and to the great variety of materials and finished textures that are possible to obtain. The curtain walls are constituted by two elements clearly differentiated: • The structural profiles of the curtain wall (the one in charge to support the glass or the coating panels and to join structurally the facade to the building) • And the coating material which is the one that provides the final finished one. Generally this finishing is glass although exists the possibility of using other materials if it’s required to give an opaque finish to the end item. At the present time the materials more used for the structural profiles are aluminium and steel. These materials have a widely extended use although they often present/display problems of supply and recycling. Besides, it’s thermal behaviour is not appropriate since they are materials of great thermal transmission. This project is intended to define a new system and a new nanomaterial to be used in substitution of the steel and aluminium for structural profiles. The system to develop must fulfil the same or better mechanical characteristics than the steel and aluminium, must be lighter, weather resistant and with better thermal and acoustic behaviour. The introduction of a new material will also imply a redesign or an adaptation of characteristics of the rest of materials that compose the curtain wall (joints, silicone adherence, glass, etc). The materials that will be used for the profiles are polymeric nanocomposites reinforced with fibres and nanoparticles. These materials exhibit several advantages comparing with those of the aluminium and steel: Mechanical properties: Lightness, Maintenance, Chemical behaviour, thermal properties, Design flexibility and Fire properties. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringnanocomposites Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION EU contribution € 4 254,90 Address PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE GIPUZKOA, PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA) Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Shandra Cordobés (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RISE SICOMP AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address FIBERVAEGEN 2 - OEJEBYN 941 26 Pitea See on map Region Norra Sverige Övre Norrland Norrbottens län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lars Liljenfeldt (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNOCLADD FACHADAS SL Spain EU contribution € 197 999,70 Address P.I. El Molinot 08471 VALLGORGUINA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Juan Manuel Calderón (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FIBREFORCE COMPOSITES LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 187 391,70 Address FAIROAK LANE WHITEHOUSE WA7 3DU RUNCORN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Hartley (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SIKA ENGINEERING SILICONES SRL Italy EU contribution € 179 266,70 Address VIA DE AMICIS 44 20123 MILANO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Uwe Bankwitz (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISOTEST ENGINEERING SRL Italy EU contribution € 187 391,70 Address Via Roma 8 10090 REANO, TORINO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Claudio Cantore (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ENVOLVENTES ARQUITECTONICAS ENAR SL Spain EU contribution € 197 999,70 Address CALLE CHILE 10 OFICINA 23 28290 Las Rozas - Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jesús Cerezo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data