ECHO2ECO

A novel sound absorption technology to enable energy efficient construction techniques and promote the health and wellbeing of occupants

Coordinatore	NOWOFOL KUNSTSOFFPRODUKTE GMBH & CO KG    more  Organization address address: BRESLAUER STRASSE 15 city: SIEGSDORF postcode: 83313 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Wolfgang Cognome: Rasp Email: send email Telefono: 498663000000 Fax: 498663000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Totale costo	1˙376˙397 €
EC contributo	1˙043˙921 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2011
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-09-01   -   2014-01-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	NOWOFOL KUNSTSOFFPRODUKTE GMBH & CO KG  Organization address address: BRESLAUER STRASSE 15 city: SIEGSDORF postcode: 83313 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Wolfgang Cognome: Rasp Email: send email Telefono: 498663000000 Fax: 498663000000	DE (SIEGSDORF)	coordinator	235˙530.50
2	MLT MICRO LASER TECHNOLOGY GMBH  Organization address address: Benzstrasse 5b city: Kirchheim / Munich postcode: 85551 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Dominik Cognome: Fernandez Email: send email Telefono: 4989900000000 Fax: 4989900000000	DE (Kirchheim / Munich)	participant	391˙724.00
3	DEAMP AS  Organization address address: KJOPMANNSGATA 35 city: TRONDHEIM postcode: 7011 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bjørn Andre Cognome: Fløtre Email: send email Telefono: 4795929610	NO (TRONDHEIM)	participant	149˙941.00
4	SKELLY & COUCH LLP  Organization address address: "THIRD FLOOR SOUTH, 10a BELMONT STREET" city: London postcode: N3 1YA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mark Cognome: Skelly Email: send email Telefono: 442074000000	UK (London)	participant	140˙352.00
5	ACOUSTIC GRG PRODUCTS LTD  Organization address address: ROMNEY PLACE 12 city: MAIDSTONE postcode: ME15 6 LE contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Matthew Cognome: Moule Email: send email Telefono: 447913000000	UK (MAIDSTONE)	participant	108˙224.75
6	Norner AS  Organization address address: ASDALSTRAND 291 city: STATHELLE postcode: 3960 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Jorunn Cognome: Nilsen Email: send email Telefono: 4795198185 Fax: 4735578127	NO (STATHELLE)	participant	8˙592.00
7	ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION  Organization address address: BISHOP HALL LANE city: CHELMSFORD postcode: CM1 1SQ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: John Cognome: Danvers Email: send email Telefono: 447943000000 Fax: 441245000000	UK (CHELMSFORD)	participant	5˙157.00
8	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY  Organization address address: University Road - city: GALWAY contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alan Cognome: Conneely Email: send email Telefono: 35391493595 Fax: 35391494594	IE (GALWAY)	participant	4˙400.00
9	Norner Innovation AS  Organization address address: Asdalstrand 291 city: Stathelle postcode: 3960 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Jorunn Cognome: Nilsen Email: send email Telefono: 4795198185 Fax: 4735578127	NO (Stathelle)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The building sector consumes 40% of Europe’s energy. With rising energy prices and greater focus on energy efficiency the building sector offers the single largest potential for energy savings. This is reflected in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, EPBD, 2002/91/EC. This Directive strongly encourages the use of passive heating and cooling techniques such as thermal mass in building construction and refurbishment. Passive techniques such as thermal mass offer the potential to save up to 50% of energy used in heating and cooling. However, there is a barrier to its effective implementation. In order for thermal mass to work effectively the concrete and brick surfaces must be in contact with ambient air and kept free of insulation, including conventional mineral wool type sound absorbers. The acoustics reverberations (echos) however caused by this can affect the health and work efficiency of inhabitants and in some severe cases rendering the building uninhabitable. Whilst there are some high end solutions to the problem, primarily thick polymer or metal panels, these are too expensive in all but high end applications. There is an urgent and growing need for a low cost, high performance acoustic absorber that allows thermal mass techniques to work effectively yet is at a price comparable to low end mineral wool solutions. The SMEs in this proposal have come together as a supply chain to develop just such a new type of sound absorber, for public and commercial non-residential buildings, Echo2eco. This solution will use an array of laser cut micro slits, of width 100 micron in 200 micron film. There are significant technical challenges in achieving this solution, however with our research partners and innovations in multi-layer polymer material formulation/lamination and novel laser beam/optics configurations we are confident we will be successful. In so doing we aim to generate additional sales revenue of €112m within 5 years post project completion.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Improving energy saving in buildings is possible with the use of thermal mass, a passive heating and cooling technique that is rendered ineffective by insulating materials. EU-funded scientists developed a high-performance acoustic absorber to eliminate acoustic reverberations due to lack of insulation to ensure the well-being of those working in the building.