Partners

iclimabuilt partners

National Technical University of Athens
National Technical University of Athens
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is the oldest and most prestigious educational institution of Greece in the field of technology, and has contributed unceasingly to the country’s scientific, technical and economic development since its foundation in 1836. The NTUA team comprises of chemical, mechanical, metallurgical engineers, physicists, chemists, civil engineers and technicians, specialized in the fields of materials research and development, possessing a very experienced staff (including several professors, research scientists and PhD students) as well as extensive facilities for materials processing and characterization. Part of the NTUA School of Chemical Engineering (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) is the Research Unit of Advanced, Composite, Nano Materials & Nanotechnology (R-NanoLab), which was founded in 2007. R-NanoLab research group has extensive experience in Designing, Production and Characterization of Advanced-,Composite- and Nano- Materials.
NTUA is the Project Coordinator of the iclimabuilt project. NTUA is responsible for project management, consortium management, project monitoring, periodic reporting and risk management (WP1 Leader). NTUA will also contribute on the advanced characterization of project’s developed materials in terms of toxic behaviour. Suitable assays will be performed
in order to assess the materials’ potential affection to human health (WP5, WP6). In addition, NTUA will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the Single-Entry-Point (SEP) (WP2), the launch of the Open Call (WP7 Leader) and for several communication, dissemination and exploitation activities (WP8, WP9).

Eurecat Technology Centre of Catalonia
Technology Centre of Catalonia

Dresden University of Technology
Dresden University of Technology

SINTEF
SINTEF
The role of SINTEF in the iclimabuilt project is within three main areas: materials characterization and testing; life cycle and cost assessments; data treatment and analysis.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NTNU is the host of the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart cities, and contributed to the iClimabuilt project in different WPs. NTNU brings into the project the competence available in 3 departments of NTNU on design/operation, characterisation, simulation, and demonstration of advanced building envelope systems, and user-technology interaction. NTNU leads WP6 “Final prototypes evaluation and demonstration in living laboratories and sustainability”.

Research Institutes of Sweden
Research Institutes of Sweden
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB (RISE) is a Swedish state-owned research institute, collaborating together with universities, industry and the public sector to drive international competitive sustainable development and growth.
RISE perform industry research and innovation as well as testing and certification. The research proposition of the Swedish government states that the overall objective for the RISE group research institutes is to be internationally competitive and work for sustainable growth in Sweden by strengthening industry competitiveness and renewal.

Institute of Science and Innovation
Institute of Science and Innovation

Innovation in Research and Engineering Solutions
Innovation in Research and Engineering Solutions
In the iclimabuilt framework, IRES provides its expertise in Life Cycle Assessment, Risk & (nano)Safety and Data Science, by leading the respective project Tasks:
- Sustainability of iclimabuilt solutions,
- Safety, hazards and toxicity of the project materials and
- Predictive modelling and multi-scale simulations for building envelopes.

University of Strathclyde Glasgow
University of Strathclyde Glasgow
The University of Strathclyde is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow’s second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first technological university in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde, it is Scotland’s third-largest university by number of students, with students and staff from over 100 countries.
The institution was named University of the Year 2012 by Times Higher Education and again in 2019, becoming the first university to receive this award twice. The annual income of the institution for 2019–20 was £334.8 million of which £81.2 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £298.8 million. It is one of the 39 old universities in the UK comprising the distinctive second cluster of elite universities after Oxbridge.

Granta Design Ltd
Granta Design Ltd

Hamburg University of Technology
Hamburg University of Technology

Stratagem Energy Ltd
Stratagem Energy Ltd
Information regarding STRATAGEM’s role in iclimabuilt:
STRATAGEM’s main tasks within the iclimabuilt project include:
– WP leader for ‘Clustering and Training activities’: liaisons and close working relationships with existing ecosystems and innovation mechanisms
– Dissemination and Communication plan of iclimabuilt ecosystem
– Exploitation of results (in collaboration with OSM and all partners)
– Innovation management activities including IPR, commercialization and go-to-market strategies.

Fraunhofer Society
Fraunhofer Society
Main tasks within the project
Fraunhofer ISE will contribute in the field of solar active envelope (SAE) materials. It will upgrade its anorganic thin film coating plant (pilot line 8) for the fast and reliable sampling of estatically pleasing cover glazing for building integrated PV and solar thermal systems. Building integrated PV modules will be developed and adapted to the test sites in the different climatic zones, integrating the Omniphobic coatings from Cidetec for anti-soiling functionality. FRAU ISE will also contribute to the building element modelling, simulation and analysis with respect to energetic performance. A visualization environment for esthetically pleasing building surfaces will be established. Furthermore, FRAU ISE will be involved in the optical characterization of SAE materials and structures.

Polytechnic University of Turin
Polytechnic University of Turin
Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it) was founded in 1906 and has its roots in the Technical School for Engineers created in 1859. It is internationally ranked among the most important universities in Europe for engineering and architecture studies, with 36,000 students (out of which 18% are international students coming from over 100 different countries). Politecnico is a center of excellence for education and research in engineering, architecture, design and planning and it works in close cooperation with the socio-economic system. It is a comprehensive Research University where education and research complement each other and create synergies in order to address the needs of the economic system, of the local community and, above all, of its students. The participation to many international projects allows Politecnico to count on a great experience, both as coordinator and partner.
The TEBE research group (Technology Energy Building Environment, https://www.tebe.polito.it/ ) within the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Torino, focuses its research interests on topics related to the Building Physics, spanning from energy use and production in buildings and communities to indoor/outdoor environmental quality, carrying out and managing in the last 10 years about 20 EU funded projects. The specific research team involved in the project can claim a specific expertise and know-how on smart and multifunctional façade systems, embedding smart materials. The main task within the iclimabuilt project is to support the consortium in the coordination of the performance characterisation of building envelope components (as WP5 leader), and particularly carrying out activities related to thermal and energy, luminous and acoustic performance and characterization of building components.

Technological Institute of Aragon
Technological Institute of Aragon

Surface-Engineering
Cidetec Surface Engineering

Architect for future cities
Architect for future cities
E2ARC is an architectural & engineering practice and consultancy with over 25 years of expertise within the fields of planning and construction, as well as in research related to buildings and the environment. The team has a long experience in restoration projects and in energy efficient renovations of historic buildings, as well as in various housing and tertiary building projects. Additionally, E2ARC has an extended involvement in EU funded research projects related to buildings’ sustainability, cultural heritage and energy retrofitting , innovative building materials, Nature Based Solutions and urban regeneration projects. This involvement in both building projects and research marks a state-of-the-art approach, aiming to maximise the impact of architecture on society.
E2ARC’s role in Iclimabuilt:
- WP3: leadership of Task 3.2 “Definition of iclimabuilt test cases”
- WP4: leadership of Subtask 4.5.1. “Building archetypes for building performance assessment”: E2ARC will define a set of reference building types that will be used to benchmark the performance of the envelope solutions against existing and common solutions, starting from an analysis of relevant characteristics for “archetypes” across Europe.
- WP8: leadership of Task 8.1″ Liaison with regulation/standardization bodies and current legislation, incl. cluster initiatives”: E2ARC will build on its extended connections in order to assist clustering activities and to establish a liaison with regulation/standardization bodies and current legislation.
- WP9: E2ARC will contribute to the Dissemination and communication activities, especially addressing architects.

AiDEAS
AiDEAS

TEGnology ApS
TEGnology ApS
Industry 4.0 requests optimization of energy consumption by controlling operational processes. Smart control needs smart monitoring. The goodness of monitoring depends on the coverage and sampling rate, which are usually constrained by the power supply of sensors. Future Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors cannot run on cables or batteries.

European Research Center for Design and Materials Technologies
European Research Center for Design and Materials Technologies
CETMAs role in Iclimabuilt:
CETMA leads the Pilot Line 6 for Insulation components utilizing waste materials and provides its support for characterization and testing activities.

Bergamo Tecnologie SP Z.O.O.
Bergamo Tecnologie SP Z.O.O.

Open Source Management Ltd
Open Source Management Ltd

Rubitherm Technologies GmbH
Rubitherm Technologies GmbH

University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham

BioG3D – New 3D Printing Technologies
BioG3D - New 3D Printing Technologies
BioG3D is an R&D company dedicated to innovative 3D printing solutions and “smart” product customization. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park, in Athens, Greece. BioG3D team consists of Additive Manufacturing and Computational Design specialists, Materials and Process Engineers, aiming to provide end-to-end solutions and 3D printing services from initial conceptualization to functional prototypes production. BioG3D is also a key partner for manufacturing of Safe and Environmentally friendly innovative products, thus facilitating market penetration, providing dedicated services on toxicological evaluation based on standards and well-established protocols. The company’s mission is to enable new uses for the unique potential offered by Digital Manufacturing, by employing advanced feedstock materials, cutting-edge physical and digital tools to optimize designs, towards a holistic approach for the fabrication of new products. In this context, BioG3D team has leveraged its experience and know-how to cover the whole range of Additive Manufacturing process chain, from advanced design, custom robotic solutions, AM process optimization and design verification, as demonstrated by their participation in numerous EU-funded projects.
Within iclimabuilt project, BioG3D BioG3D will contribute to the design and on-demand production of 3D printed passive
components for the improvement of indoor environmental quality, by adapting and upgrading existing facilities, materials and digital tools available under Pilot Line 3. Sustainable, reusable and reconfigurable functional systems that accommodate occupants’ well-being will be developed, by pursing a modular approach to meet the individual requirements of building locations, in terms of interior lighting, acoustics and air quality, by encoding performance-driven rules for the generation of geometric design solutions of discrete subcomponents, which can be reused into multiple spatial configurations. BioG3D will also undertake the in vitro assessment & toxicological analysis of materials with unknown hazard profiles to be developed within iclimabuilt project, that will enhance decision-making throughout the material development and processing activities.
