EnReflect is an FCT Project headed by CONSTRUCT-LFC from FEUP and IFIMUP from FCUP, with cooperation of Saint-Gobain Weber.
The implementation of high solar reflectance solutions in building envelopes increases their energy efficiency and the Durability of envelope solutions. This is an important step to meet the NZEB goal set by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EC.
The main goal of EnReflect is to re-design envelope systems by increasing their solar reflectance using nanotechnology.
The main idea is to fabricate, using a green synthesis approach, novel nano-materials with high NIR reflectance by bandgap engineering to apply to typical envelope systems.
This Workshop will consist in the presentation of the EnReflect project to the scientific and academic community and will be divided in 3 distinct parts:
- Eng. Luís Silva (Saint-Gobain Weber): The perspective of the construction industry – The importance of thermal improved façades with inclusion of high reflectance particles;
- Dr. João Ventura (IFIMUP-FCUP: The perspective of Physics and Nanotechnology Sciences – The influence of different nanoparticles in the reflectance of façade coatings;
- Prof. Nuno Ramos (CONSTRUCT-LFC): The perspective of Building Physics – Aesthetics vs. energy efficiency vs. Durability
The Workshop will be concluded with a debate and a demonstration of the nanomaterials in specific finishing materials applied in building.