Boosting Innovation Sustainably in the Construction Sector NEST A dynamic, adaptive living and working unit Peter Richner, Empa

Construction is key for sustainability Economic Dimension Environmental Dimension Social Dimension Turnover CH 2009: 54 Mia (Health Care: 58 Mia) Buildings consume 48% of the end energy in CH 70 Mio t construction materials per year

Challenges in the Construction Sector Highly fragmented sector Low innovation dynamics Flat learning curve Focus in R&D on materials and systems, hardly ever on integration and user behavior

Forum Chriesbach Redefinition of the state of the art in energy consumption and water use User dominated (working units) Static 2010 self Autonomous living and working unit Research dominated (1 working and living unit) Mobile

Vision NEST: Center for Sustainable Construction Science and Engineering Large scale research backbone, a kind of inverse Lab that enables: Holistic research: materials components systems users (incl. living and working environment, e.g. guest house) Provides real life conditions (scale, environment, users) Dynamic, adaptable, flexible and modular Attractor for national and international partners from academia and industry Benefits: Boosting innovative edge of (Swiss) construction industry Technology Transfer Platform Development and demonstration of new solutions for local and global challenges in the built environment with clients

Design by Gramazio&Kohler, Zurich

Experimental area: 611 m 2 per floor

A Holistic and Sustainable Approach Building Envelope Use of Energy Indoor Environment Technical Water Use Smart Buildings Environmental Impact Advanced Materials & Systems Usability Evaluation

Building Envelope Use of Energy Indoor Environment Technical Water Use Smart Buildings Environmental Impact Advanced Materials & Systems Socio- economic Studies Renewable energy NEST - A Showcase for Cleantech in Construction Zero or energy positive buildings Healthy and comfortable indoor climate Resource recovery from waste water on site High performance insulation materials Demand oriented controll strategies Closed material cycles in construction Smart Windows Low CO 2 construction materials Light weight construction

Operation of NEST Clustering of rooms in order to address specific research topics (energy, building envelope, technical water use, …) International calls for projects for each cluster for partners from academia and industry Student projects, PhDs Regular conferences, seminars and exhibition days related to advanced building technologies and innovation in the construction sector

Finances (construction plus 5y operation) Cost Backbone 15 Mio First generation 7.5 Mio of experiments (1.5 Mio per floor) Running costs (5 y) 5 Mio (1 Mio per year) Total:27.5 Mio Sourcing Own contribution 5 Mio Empa4 Mio Eawag1 Mio ETH Domain 3 Mio Sponsors 19.5 Mio (1 main sponsor plus several medium sponsors) Total 27.5 Mio

Opportunities for Sponsors High national and international visibility Being part of a unique research and technology development facility Repeated international calls for projects Nest Website with information on all ongoing projects with special area for sponsors (similar to Rolex Learning Center) Use of Nest for own and customer events Platform for collaboration with partners and clients from academia and industry in a highly innovative surrounding

Industrial Contacts Sponsoring and/or Projects nHolcim n Siemens Building Technologies n Geberit n BASF n Glas Troesch n 3A Composites n Sacac n Implenia n Priora n Karl Steiner AG n Strabag nBelimo n EgoKiefer n Sika n Hilti n Velux n Zehnder Group Presentation and very positive Feedback

Forum Chriesbach Redefinition of the state of the art in energy consumption and water use User dominated (working units) Static 2010 self Autonomous living and working unit Research dominated (1 working and living unit) Mobile 2013 Nest Holistic: from materials to systems to users (with working and living units) Research and Technology Transfer dominated Dynamic, Adaptable

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