Project description DEENESFRITPL New energy saving solutions for large glass façade areas A considerable number of non-residential buildings in European cities use large windows and glass facades for aesthetic and representative reasons. However, glass-based parts are responsible for energy losses in both the winter and summer. The EU-funded Switch2save project proposes new materials that reduce energy demands in buildings with large glass areas. Their method involves the integration of transparent energy-smart materials with switchable total energy transmission values (g-value) to control the entrance of solar radiation. Switch2save has a unique performance, reduces manufacturing costs and increases opportunities for shadow solutions. Two prototypes will be tested in two buildings with large glass façade areas, a hospital in Greece and an office building in Sweden. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Between 25 and > 60% of total energy transfer through building envelopes is driven by glass based components such as windows, glass facades and glass roofs. In winter, heating energy demand of buildings with high windows-to-wall ratio (WWR) in north- and east direction is up to 35% higher compared to buildings with only small windows. In summer, large windows and glass facades result in high heating of the building interior: cooling energy demand is increased by a factor ≈ 1.5 to 5 when WWR increases from 10% to 90%. Non-residential buildings often make use of large windows or glass facades for building-functional and representative reasons and therefore hardly suffer from increased energy demand. Switch2save targets active management of radiation energy transfer through glass-based building envelopes by integrating transparent energy smart materials with switchable total energy transmission values (g-value). Such materials are electro-chromic (EC) or thermo-chromic (TC) systems. Intelligent switching of those allows significant reduction of both heating energy demand in winter and cooling energy demand in summer. Switch2save’s unique and lightweight combined EC and TC smart insulating glass unit will be a breakthrough in performance (plus 20%); low-cost potential (minus 33% manufacturing cost) and increased design opportunities compared to state-of-the-art smart shading solutions. Switch2save prototypes will be demonstrated in two representative buildings – a hospital in Athens, Greece and an office building in Uppsala, Sweden by replacing > 50 windows and 200 m² glass façade area. Continuous monitoring of energy demand at thermal comfort levels inside the buildings for at least one year before and after TC/EC integration will verify energy saving potential of Switch2save solution. Switch2save increases the market and application potential of energy smart glass in buildings – targeting the whole building glass market of 4.7 billion square meters produced per year. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineering Keywords Windows electrochromic cells thermochromic cells glass facades energy smart insulating glass units Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.5.2. - Technologies enabling energy-efficient systems and energy-efficient buildings with a low environmental impact Topic(s) LC-EEB-01-2019 - Integration of energy smart materials in non-residential buildings (IA) Call for proposal H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-NMBP-EEB-2019 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Net EU contribution € 1 857 808,75 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 857 808,75 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all CHROMOGENICS AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 1 035 912,50 Address ULLFORSGATAN 15 752 28 Uppsala See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 479 875,00 ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece Net EU contribution € 875 762,50 Address HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS 157 80 ATHINA See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 875 762,50 ZAPADOCESKA UNIVERZITA V PLZNI Czechia Net EU contribution € 280 937,50 Address UNIVERZITNI 8 301 00 Pilsen See on map Region Česko Jihozápad Plzeňský kraj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 280 937,50 SIA AGL TECHNOLOGIES Latvia Net EU contribution € 95 490,50 Address SMERLA IELA 3 LV-1006 Riga See on map Region Latvija Latvija Rīga Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 136 415,00 FASADGLAS BAECKLIN AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 344 750,00 Address KARLBODAVAEGEN 9-11 161 11 Bromma See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 492 500,00 VASAKRONAN AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 127 750,00 Address MASTER SAMUELSGATAN 56 104 25 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 182 500,00 GENIKO NOSOKOMEIO NIKAIAS PEIRAIOSAGIOS PANTELEIMON - GN DYTIKIS ATTIKIS I AGIA VARVARA Greece Net EU contribution € 370 750,00 Address DIMITRIOU MANDOUVALOY 3 18454 Nikaia Piraeus See on map Region Αττική Aττική Πειραιάς Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 370 750,00 VAN ROMPAEY SARA Participation ended Belgium Net EU contribution € 58 179,28 Address See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 83 113,26 AMIRES SRO Participation ended Czechia Net EU contribution € 51 187,00 Address NA OKRAJI 335/42 162 00 PRAHA 6 See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 73 124,29 AMIRES THE BUSINESS INNOVATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ZU Czechia Net EU contribution € 136 063,00 Address NA OKRAJI 335 42 VELESLAVIN 162 00 Prague See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 151 250,00 E2ARC ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH FOR CITIES Belgium Net EU contribution € 233 633,18 Address THEOPHIEL VAN DER CRUYSSENHOF 9 9080 Lochristi See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 233 633,18
