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Somfy, present in two of the projects finalists of the Solar Decathlon Europe 2012
10/09/2012
10 September 2012
The house (and)co proposes a new way to understand the house splitting of the balance between some passive intermediate spaces and some modules climatizados. The solutions Somfy of motorisation and automation of solar protections integrate in the control domótico of the house, contributing to his bioclimatic approach.
(And)co Team of the Universitat Politècnica of Catalonia.
By his part, the House Pi is a prototype of sustainable house, ecological and accessible that bets by the circular form, with the aim to reduce the thermal sensors losses. The house incorporates efficient energetic systems and with renewable sources, materials of construction of low impact, recycling and reuse of waste and constructive systems of easy reversibilidad. When finishing the Solar Decthlon, the prototype will install in the Campus Actur of the University of Saragossa to be used like bank of proofs.
The aim of Somfy is to involve in the development of the sustainability in the edificación, contributing solutions for a bioclimatic architecture. The automatisms Somfy for blinds, awnings and other elements of solar protection allow to the façade react in real time to the climatic variations so that they contribute to keep the confort inner without big energetic consumptions.
