RENERGHOME

The aim of the project is to establish the defining elements and to create a pilot building model following a new concept of constructing a building with high energetic autonomy, whose energy consumption from conventional souces would become insignificant in relation with the total necessary energy, which will be mainly covered by the energy produced in the covering itself. The pilot model is conceived as an experimental model on which innovating solutions will be implemented for elements and components of the multifunctional covering-specific energy generator type (double-layer panels, facade elements with various compositions and structures with pasive or active energy-collecting elements etc) and on which there will be verified their functionality and efficience in exploitation, their enhancement and future experimental research, as required by the present need to solve the problems od energy management and environment protection.

The new concept is based on:

a. The constructive realization in an integrated system of the building covering, which so gains the multifunctional role of a structure of thermo-phonic insuation closure, mechanical protection and insulation from the exterior, energy converter-generator for the heating and cooling of interior spaces, and supporting device for the accumulative and energy-bearing fluid used for heating, cooling and active protection against fire.

b. Conceiving the function of solar energy collector-converter into thermal and electric energy for the external surface of the bulding, which also becomes a bearing, supporting device for the fluid that carries energy to the thermal accumulator.

c. Conceiving the function of energy generator for the conditioning of indoor air (heating and cooling) attributed to the interior surface of the building covering. This will help eliminate the classic installations and their major inconveniences (the presence of drafts, discomfort generating air convections, the space occupied, big thermal differences etc).

d. The energy build-up in the infrastructure of the building, in the volume of the foundation ground, in the building’s covering, and in the accumulation tanks of the building, which can be treated with modern materials or solutions with great heat capacity. Soil and water thus become the major source of stored thermal energy.

e. Bringing the functioning of a building closer to the functioning of the environment and its natural thermal regulation. As a fundamental element, water must serve the structure of the building, taking into consideration its major qualities of thermal volatility (greatest thermal capacity), but also of annihilating thermal effects in critical cases (fires).

This project seeks to prepare the creation of a new generation of buildings so called "with zero conventional energy comsumption". These buildings should be capable of producing so much energy from clean (renewable) resources as to cover its own consumption needs (air conditioning, hot domestic water consumption, electricity). This concept revolutionizes present solutions for the elements of the covering as well as for the installations related to the building. The major objective of producing renewable energy for heating and cooling, specific to the basic thematic area, has clear and favourable interferences with European and global priorities in the exploitation of clean energy sources, the reduction of polluting emissions, doubled by energetic efficiency and energy-saving endeavours, with the purpose of ensuring the interior comfort of the inhabitants.

Complete details - in the Summary of the project ……………

Ø Project manager - INCERC - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING RESEARCH.

Ø Partner P1 - SC IPA SA - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING FOR AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

Project Manager: dr. ing. Constantin Miron, Head of the Laboratory for Hygrothermal Research - IH, INCERC Iasi Branch

The theme of the project is consistent with the specific objectives of the programme 4 concerning the increase of technologic knowledge and promotion of knowledge and technology transfer in the energy field, in quality and security conditions, and observing the principle of durable development, respectively the creation of clean products, processes and technologies following the research direction 2 – Energy – 2.1.3 – Increase of energetic efficiency on the entire energetic chain, with special stress on reducing energy loss in public and residential buildings as well as for industrial consumers and 2.1.4 - Promotion of clean energetic technologies, of environment protection measures and reducing the emissions of greenhouse effect gas

The themes of this project match the area of urgent objectives of research at a global level, which are:

- the decrease of polluting emissions that favour the greenhouse effect on the atmosphere of the Earth through the reduction of the weight of the energy obtained from conventional sources;

- the reduction of the necessary amount of exploitation energy for buildings required by the necessities of interior comfort (the insurance of the building functionality, of the work and living conditions of the occupants);

- the development and building of houses with reduced energy consumption (two or three times lower than the present rates).

- the preparation and development of the future generation of buildings with " zero conventional energy consumption" or even with positive energy, which should become autonomous and energetically efficient, non-polluting and comfortable, but also better prepared for fire resistance.

The main aim of the project is to establish the defining elements and to create a pilot building model following a new concept of constructing a building with high energetic autonomy, whose energy consumption from conventional sources would become insignificant in relation with the total necessary energy, which will be mainly covered by the energy produced in the covering itself.

This project seeks to complete the pluridisciplinary research under way at a European and international scale, which has as capital objective the preparation of a new generation of buildings so called "with zero conventional energy consumption". These buildings should be capable of producing so much energy from clean (renewable) resources as to cover its own consumption needs (air conditioning, hot domestic water consumption, electricity).

- The qualitative and quantitative assessment and quantification of the present situation concerning the energetic efficiency of buildings and the exploitation of renewable energy sources, on a national level

- The research of the regional balance between the exterior climatic environment and the soil. Regional case studies concerning renewable energy sources and the storage conditions of the soil, as a buffer source of energy for buildings.

- The scientific establishment of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home. Theoretical model. The scientific and technical support of the new structure of a high energetic autonomy home.

- The elaboration of the covering model on the basis of the concept of realization in an integrated system of the building covering with a multifunctional role of: a structure of thermo-phonic insulation closure, mechanical protection and insulation from the exterior, energy converter-generator for the heating and cooling of interior spaces, and supporting device for the accumulative and energy-bearing fluid used for heating, cooling and active protection against fire.

- The scientific research and justification of the function of accumulator of energy from the soil and the building infrastructure.

- Research on materials adjusted to the function of thermal energy storage (materials with a high thermal capacity)

- The scientific research of the exploitation possibilities of the phenomenon of natural convection of the fluids carrying thermal energy between different thermal potentials. Application to the project

- Realization of the pilot model for the experimental research of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home

- The assessment and economic analysis of the realization costs of a building applying the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home;

- The demonstration of the functionality, utility and efficiency of the new concept.

- A study concerning the perspective of exploiting the pilot model and applying the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home

- The strategy and programme of extended application. Analyses of the costs and the economic efficiency of applying the renewable energy generator-converter home concept in modern and buildings on a large scale

The dissemination and detailing of information. Website design. Final study. The extension and application of the concept of generator – converter home in the construction of modern and energetically efficient buildings

Stage I - 2007 - Assessment of the present stage concerning the energetic efficiency of buildings and the exploitation of renewable energetic sources.

· AI.1 - Study concerning the assessment of the present stage concerning the energetic efficiency on a national and European level. Comparative analysis of the energetic efficiency of EU buildings. Technical study of the computer system

· Assessment of the energetic efficiency of buildings – Legislative provisions and the present situation in Romania and the EU (CO, P1).

· Technical study of the computer system for the creation of the energetic efficiency and climatic parameters database (P1)

Stage II – 2008 - Scientific establishment of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home, energetically autonomous, with a multifunctional covering.

· A.II.1 – The study of the thermodynamic balance between soil and environment. The assessment of the regional potential and of the present state of the exploitation of renewable sources of energy. Database organization

- Experimental study via in situ measurements concerning the thermodynamic equilibrium between the environment and the soil (CO, P2)

- The determination of the storage capacity of the soil. In situ measurements (CO. P2)

- Laboratory measurements for determining the specific energy accumulation parameters of the soil. Case studies on soil types and regional microclimates. (P2)

- Technical study for the organization of the database concerning regional climatic parameters, thermo-physical parameters of the soil and solar radiation parameters. (P1)

- AII.2 - Elaboration of the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and verification of its functionality

- The establishment of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home (CO, P2)

- Elaboration of the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and verification of its functionality (CO)

- Laboratory study for verifying the functionality of the solutions for components of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings on small-scale models (P2)

Stage III– 2008 Research on validanting the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and its functionalty.

· AIII.1 - Research on validanting the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and its functionalty.

- Research on validanting the new solutions for components of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings (CO)

- Verification of the functionality of these solutions by numeric simulation (P1)

Stage IV – 2009 - The design of the functional (pilot) model of the renewable energy generator-converter home with soil storage, based on the concept of realization of the covering in an integrated system

· AIV.I The design of the pilot model of the building developed in an integrated system with elements of renewable energy collecting-generation

- The design of the pilot model of the building developed in an integrated system with elements of renewable energy collecting-generation:

a - collector-generator and transport to the accumulator for the exterior surface.

c – energy transport to the ascumulator (soil) on the basis of free convection of fluids with different thermal potential (CO)

Etapa V – 2010 Realization and experimenting the functional (pilot) model. Study of development, application and exploitation of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home

Experimenting the pilot model and verifying its functionality with an integrated system covering with:

c – elements of transport and circulation of the fluid that carries energy between collector-accumulator-generator (CO)

Experimenting the storage of energy in the soil during a complete autumn –summer climatic cycle (CO)

· AV.3 - Elaboration of a manual describing the building method of renewable energy generator-converter homes. Technical documentation. Demonstration of the pilot model functionality. Communication and publication of the results

- Elaboration of a manual describing the building method of renewable energy generator-converter homes Presentation and demonstration of the pilot model functionality and utility based on experimental data (CO)

- Presentation and demonstration of the experimental model functionality based on numeric simulation (P1)

- AV.4 - Elaboration of the strategy and extended application programme for the concept of energetically autonomous, renewable energy generator-converter home, with integrated system covering, having a multifunctional role

- Final study on the elaboration of the strategy and extended application programme (CO, P1. P2)

- application of the concept of energetically autonomous, renewable energy generator-converter home(CO, P2)

- Disseminating information – Elaboration of CD-ROM, Development of a computer system (website and database) for presenting the new concept of energetically autonomous, renewable energy generator-converter home (CO, P1, P2)

Expected benefits of the application and exploitation of the project’s results:

- Increase of the level of thermal insulation of buildings and installations through elevating of the thermal transfer resistance from the present practically attainable values (1,4 m²K / W) to minimum values 2,0 m²K / W

- Increase of the level of sound proofing and of the impact noise absorption index

- Reducing the conventional energy consumption in building and installation exploitation and covering the necessary energy from renewable sources.

- Environment protection by reducing the conventional fuel burning gas as a result covering the necessary energy from renewable sources.

The finalization of the project supposes the creation of a pilot model and of a database resulting from laboratory and in situ experiments and measurements that highlight the level of energetic efficiency of Romanian buildings; the project will also produce a demonstration report for the new solutions incorporated and tested in the pilot model for a renewable energy convector-generator building with high autonomy.

The results will pe presented to decision factors as well as to those who manage problems of energy consumption for ensuring an optimum inhabiting climate – engineers – project beneficiaries – constructors

The distribution of intellectual property rights over the project’s results will be regulated via the partnership agreement between the members of the consortium. The consortium and each partner will keep confidentiality on the results that generate intellectual property rights

- sending of the research results to the specialty technical organizations in MTCT, CTPC and MEC accompanied by explanatory materials

- creation of a website contributing to the large-scale dissemination of the research results, and being essential to propagating the new renewable energy convertor-generator solutions, insomuch as the project’s theme is in conformity with HG 1535/2003, which stipulated that by the year 2010, the level of renewable energy represent 11,2% of the necessary energy of the country.

INCERC IASI Branch
	Contract No. 21-066/14.09.2007, financed in the framework of PNCDI 2, Programme"Partnerships in prioritary domains"	Romanian Version
*Development of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home,* with high energetic autonomy and accumulation in infrastructure and soil - RENERGHOME**
Summary Participants Scope and objectives Activities Expected results
● Summary The aim of the project is to establish the defining elements and to create a pilot building model following a new concept of constructing a building with high energetic autonomy, whose energy consumption from conventional souces would become insignificant in relation with the total necessary energy, which will be mainly covered by the energy produced in the covering itself. The pilot model is conceived as an experimental model on which innovating solutions will be implemented for elements and components of the multifunctional covering-specific energy generator type (double-layer panels, facade elements with various compositions and structures with pasive or active energy-collecting elements etc) and on which there will be verified their functionality and efficience in exploitation, their enhancement and future experimental research, as required by the present need to solve the problems od energy management and environment protection. The new concept is based on: a. The constructive realization in an integrated system of the building covering, which so gains the multifunctional role of a structure of thermo-phonic insuation closure, mechanical protection and insulation from the exterior, energy converter-generator for the heating and cooling of interior spaces, and supporting device for the accumulative and energy-bearing fluid used for heating, cooling and active protection against fire. b. Conceiving the function of solar energy collector-converter into thermal and electric energy for the external surface of the bulding, which also becomes a bearing, supporting device for the fluid that carries energy to the thermal accumulator. c. Conceiving the function of energy generator for the conditioning of indoor air (heating and cooling) attributed to the interior surface of the building covering. This will help eliminate the classic installations and their major inconveniences (the presence of drafts, discomfort generating air convections, the space occupied, big thermal differences etc). d. The energy build-up in the infrastructure of the building, in the volume of the foundation ground, in the building’s covering, and in the accumulation tanks of the building, which can be treated with modern materials or solutions with great heat capacity. Soil and water thus become the major source of stored thermal energy. e. Bringing the functioning of a building closer to the functioning of the environment and its natural thermal regulation. As a fundamental element, water must serve the structure of the building, taking into consideration its major qualities of thermal volatility (greatest thermal capacity), but also of annihilating thermal effects in critical cases (fires). This project seeks to prepare the creation of a new generation of buildings so called "with zero conventional energy comsumption". These buildings should be capable of producing so much energy from clean (renewable) resources as to cover its own consumption needs (air conditioning, hot domestic water consumption, electricity). This concept revolutionizes present solutions for the elements of the covering as well as for the installations related to the building. The major objective of producing renewable energy for heating and cooling, specific to the basic thematic area, has clear and favourable interferences with European and global priorities in the exploitation of clean energy sources, the reduction of polluting emissions, doubled by energetic efficiency and energy-saving endeavours, with the purpose of ensuring the interior comfort of the inhabitants. Complete details - in the Summary of the project …………… ● Participants Ø Project manager - INCERC - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING RESEARCH. Ø Partner P1 - SC IPA SA - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING FOR AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS Ø Partener P2 - The "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi Project Manager: dr. ing. Constantin Miron, Head of the Laboratory for Hygrothermal Research - IH, INCERC Iasi Branch Deadline: 10.12.2010 ● Scope and objectives The theme of the project is consistent with the specific objectives of the programme 4 concerning the increase of technologic knowledge and promotion of knowledge and technology transfer in the energy field, in quality and security conditions, and observing the principle of durable development, respectively the creation of clean products, processes and technologies following the research direction 2 – Energy – 2.1.3 – Increase of energetic efficiency on the entire energetic chain, with special stress on reducing energy loss in public and residential buildings as well as for industrial consumers and 2.1.4 - Promotion of clean energetic technologies, of environment protection measures and reducing the emissions of greenhouse effect gas The themes of this project match the area of urgent objectives of research at a global level, which are: - the decrease of polluting emissions that favour the greenhouse effect on the atmosphere of the Earth through the reduction of the weight of the energy obtained from conventional sources; - the reduction of the necessary amount of exploitation energy for buildings required by the necessities of interior comfort (the insurance of the building functionality, of the work and living conditions of the occupants); - the development and building of houses with reduced energy consumption (two or three times lower than the present rates). - the preparation and development of the future generation of buildings with " zero conventional energy consumption" or even with positive energy, which should become autonomous and energetically efficient, non-polluting and comfortable, but also better prepared for fire resistance. The main aim of the project is to establish the defining elements and to create a pilot building model following a new concept of constructing a building with high energetic autonomy, whose energy consumption from conventional sources would become insignificant in relation with the total necessary energy, which will be mainly covered by the energy produced in the covering itself. This project seeks to complete the pluridisciplinary research under way at a European and international scale, which has as capital objective the preparation of a new generation of buildings so called "with zero conventional energy consumption". These buildings should be capable of producing so much energy from clean (renewable) resources as to cover its own consumption needs (air conditioning, hot domestic water consumption, electricity). The development of the project will bear the following results: - The qualitative and quantitative assessment and quantification of the present situation concerning the energetic efficiency of buildings and the exploitation of renewable energy sources, on a national level - The research of the regional balance between the exterior climatic environment and the soil. Regional case studies concerning renewable energy sources and the storage conditions of the soil, as a buffer source of energy for buildings. - The scientific establishment of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home. Theoretical model. The scientific and technical support of the new structure of a high energetic autonomy home. - The elaboration of the covering model on the basis of the concept of realization in an integrated system of the building covering with a multifunctional role of: a structure of thermo-phonic insulation closure, mechanical protection and insulation from the exterior, energy converter-generator for the heating and cooling of interior spaces, and supporting device for the accumulative and energy-bearing fluid used for heating, cooling and active protection against fire. - The scientific research and justification of the function of accumulator of energy from the soil and the building infrastructure. - Research on materials adjusted to the function of thermal energy storage (materials with a high thermal capacity) - The scientific research of the exploitation possibilities of the phenomenon of natural convection of the fluids carrying thermal energy between different thermal potentials. Application to the project - Realization of the pilot model for the experimental research of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home - The assessment and economic analysis of the realization costs of a building applying the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home; - The demonstration of the functionality, utility and efficiency of the new concept. - A study concerning the perspective of exploiting the pilot model and applying the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home - The strategy and programme of extended application. Analyses of the costs and the economic efficiency of applying the renewable energy generator-converter home concept in modern and buildings on a large scale The dissemination and detailing of information. Website design. Final study. The extension and application of the concept of generator – converter home in the construction of modern and energetically efficient buildings ● Activities Stage I - 2007 - Assessment of the present stage concerning the energetic efficiency of buildings and the exploitation of renewable energetic sources. · AI.1 - Study concerning the assessment of the present stage concerning the energetic efficiency on a national and European level. Comparative analysis of the energetic efficiency of EU buildings. Technical study of the computer system Objectives: · Assessment of the energetic efficiency of buildings – Legislative provisions and the present situation in Romania and the EU (CO, P1). · Technical study of the computer system for the creation of the energetic efficiency and climatic parameters database (P1) · in situ measurements for evaluating the energetic efficiency (P2) Deadline : 15.12.2007 Stage II – 2008 - Scientific establishment of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home, energetically autonomous, with a multifunctional covering. · A.II.1 – The study of the thermodynamic balance between soil and environment. The assessment of the regional potential and of the present state of the exploitation of renewable sources of energy. Database organization Objectives - Experimental study via in situ measurements concerning the thermodynamic equilibrium between the environment and the soil (CO, P2) - The determination of the storage capacity of the soil. In situ measurements (CO. P2) - Laboratory measurements for determining the specific energy accumulation parameters of the soil. Case studies on soil types and regional microclimates. (P2) - Technical study for the organization of the database concerning regional climatic parameters, thermo-physical parameters of the soil and solar radiation parameters. (P1) - AII.2 - Elaboration of the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and verification of its functionality Objectives: - The establishment of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home (CO, P2) - Elaboration of the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and verification of its functionality (CO) - Laboratory study for verifying the functionality of the solutions for components of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings on small-scale models (P2) Deadline: 15.07.2008 Stage III– 2008 Research on validanting the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and its functionalty. · AIII.1 - Research on validanting the new solutions for structural components of the covering of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings and its functionalty. Objectives: - Research on validanting the new solutions for components of the renewable energy generator-converter buildings (CO) - Verification of the functionality of these solutions by numeric simulation (P1) Deadline : 25.02.2009 Stage IV – 2009 - The design of the functional (pilot) model of the renewable energy generator-converter home with soil storage, based on the concept of realization of the covering in an integrated system · AIV.I The design of the pilot model of the building developed in an integrated system with elements of renewable energy collecting-generation Objectives: - The design of the pilot model of the building developed in an integrated system with elements of renewable energy collecting-generation: a - collector-generator and transport to the accumulator for the exterior surface. b – energy generator for heating-cooling of the interior surface c – energy transport to the ascumulator (soil) on the basis of free convection of fluids with different thermal potential (CO) Deadline : 15.12.2009 Etapa V – 2010 Realization and experimenting the functional (pilot) model. Study of development, application and exploitation of the concept of renewable energy generator-converter home · AV.1- Development of the pilot model · AV.2- Experimenting the pilot model and verifying its functionality Objectives: Experimenting the pilot model and verifying its functionality with an integrated system covering with: a – collectors of energy from renewable sources (solar, exterior air) b- generator-type elements incorporated on the interior surface c – elements of transport and circulation of the fluid that carries energy between collector-accumulator-generator (CO) Experimenting the storage of energy in the soil during a complete autumn –summer climatic cycle (CO) · AV.3 - Elaboration of a manual describing the building method of renewable energy generator-converter homes. Technical documentation. Demonstration of the pilot model functionality. Communication and publication of the results Objectives: - Elaboration of a manual describing the building method of renewable energy generator-converter homes Presentation and demonstration of the pilot model functionality and utility based on experimental data (CO) - Presentation and demonstration of the experimental model functionality (CO) - Verification of the model functionality based on analytic simulation (P1 ) - Presentation and demonstration of the experimental model functionality based on numeric simulation (P1) - AV.4 - Elaboration of the strategy and extended application programme for the concept of energetically autonomous, renewable energy generator-converter home, with integrated system covering, having a multifunctional role Objectives: - Final study on the elaboration of the strategy and extended application programme (CO, P1. P2) - application of the concept of energetically autonomous, renewable energy generator-converter home(CO, P2) - Disseminating information – Elaboration of CD-ROM, Development of a computer system (website and database) for presenting the new concept of energetically autonomous, renewable energy generator-converter home (CO, P1, P2) Deadline : 10.12.2010 ● Expected results Ways of exploiting the results – potential beneficiaries Expected benefits of the application and exploitation of the project’s results: - Increase of the level of thermal insulation of buildings and installations through elevating of the thermal transfer resistance from the present practically attainable values (1,4 m²K / W) to minimum values 2,0 m²K / W - Increase of the level of sound proofing and of the impact noise absorption index - Reducing the conventional energy consumption in building and installation exploitation and covering the necessary energy from renewable sources. - Increase of the parameters of thermal and sound comfort - Environment protection by reducing the conventional fuel burning gas as a result covering the necessary energy from renewable sources. The finalization of the project supposes the creation of a pilot model and of a database resulting from laboratory and in situ experiments and measurements that highlight the level of energetic efficiency of Romanian buildings; the project will also produce a demonstration report for the new solutions incorporated and tested in the pilot model for a renewable energy convector-generator building with high autonomy. The results will pe presented to decision factors as well as to those who manage problems of energy consumption for ensuring an optimum inhabiting climate – engineers – project beneficiaries – constructors Intellectual property over the results The distribution of intellectual property rights over the project’s results will be regulated via the partnership agreement between the members of the consortium. The consortium and each partner will keep confidentiality on the results that generate intellectual property rights Dissemination of results The dissemination of the project data will be done in the following way: - sending of the research results to the specialty technical organizations in MTCT, CTPC and MEC accompanied by explanatory materials - publication of the results in national and foreign specialty magazines - creation of a website contributing to the large-scale dissemination of the research results, and being essential to propagating the new renewable energy convertor-generator solutions, insomuch as the project’s theme is in conformity with HG 1535/2003, which stipulated that by the year 2010, the level of renewable energy represent 11,2% of the necessary energy of the country.