"SUSTAINABLE HABITAT" SUSTAINABLE HABITAT. DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF SOLUTIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT DESCRIPTION It is intended to carry out the design and development of solutions for the improvement of Environmental Comfort (thermal, light and air quality) through the integration of intelligent materials (active and passive) and sustainable solutions in domestic and public environments. The behavior of the materials and the active control of the various elements and solutions that contribute to comfort would be supervised by an open control system that allows the interconnection of sensors of environmental parameters, by means of an Environmental Intelligence system. Its structure will be based and integrated into the protocol developed in OPEN HABITAT and will allow the integration of the environmental parameter sensors with the designed active devices and will obtain information from both the materials and various sensors, to process them and generate the most appropriate responses on elements and materials active to achieve the desired comfort situation. OBJECTIVES Design and development of products, sustainable solutions and devices based on intelligent materials for the improvement of environmental comfort. These solutions will be integrated into the open control platform based on the protocol developed in OPEN-HABITAT and will be managed by an Environmental Intelligence system developed on this platform. Together with the improvement of environmental comfort, energy savings will be achieved in the home. Project Number: 21400027 Grant Agreement: IMDECA / 2014/64 Duration: From 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014 Coordinated in AIDIMME by: PÉREZ CAMPOS, ROSA Mª R&D Line: ADVANCED MATERIALS APPLICATIONS RESULTS OBTAINED Year 2014: At present, AIDIMA develops several prototypes so that, in an active way, they respond to the conditions of the environment to improve the degree of user comfort. One of these solutions tries to dampen the temperature increases that are registered in the seats, so that the person has a feeling of freshness when the temperature of the seat increases. The seat does not require any external order, but "changes" by means of a substance added to the board that makes it up, and that belongs to those known as phase change materials. Year 2014: Another of the prototypes tries to improve the relative humidity of the air, as well as its purification (cleaning). It is known that very dry air, typical of indoor environments where there is heating and cooling by heat pump, is harmful to the respiratory tract, especially for sick people, the elderly and children, and causes skin problems. The prototype is fed with ambient air only when its relative humidity is lower than a limit value considered dangerous, humidifying and passing through a series of biocidal filters that clean it of microorganisms, thus achieving a permanent healthy environment. Year 2014: Results generated by the project partners: - Seat prototype to improve thermal sensation, by contact, using two types of PCM formulated with paraffin and hydrated salts - Humidifier prototype that acts with the environment, keeping it above 35% R.H. and feeding the enclosure with air free of microorganisms - Wall covering that prevents dirt from settling and spreading on its surface and is self-cleaning - Smart heated sofa - Insolation regulation systems based on thermochromic and photochromic materials - Light cushion with the capacity to monitor the air quality of the environment and act accordingly. - Autonomous systems for improving air quality by decontaminating CO - Smart carpet for efficient energy management - Prototypes of facades with air recirculation for thermal improvement of the home PUBLISHED NEWS general broadcast http://www.aidima.es/aidimainforma/articulos_pdf/id_mate (...) http://www.noticiashabitat.com/2014/prototipos-de-respue (...) http://www.noticiashabitat.com/2014/prototipos-de-respue (...) http://www.noticiashabitat.com/2014/prototipos-de-respue (...) http://www.noticiashabitat.com/2013/habitat-sostenible-i (...) http://www.noticiashabitat.com/2013/habitat-sostenible-d (...) http://www.tecnimadera.com/?p=359101 (...) RELATED URL´S AIDIMA IVACE GRANT € TARGET AUDIENCE AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT 2861 Access to the project website 0 Access to news published on own websites. Total Accesses: 2861 TRACTOR COMPANIES Thanks to its support and signature of the "declaration of participation" the project has been funded. COMPANIES DIFFUSION R&D PROJECTS They want to know first-hand the evolution of the project, and its progress to the final result. COMPANIES TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE They will implement technologies, develop strategies or look for new models based on the results.