LIVING LAB N°24
Industrial building, Spain
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Reception building for an industrial complex
Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Spain
1980
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FlexBrick's PV pergola
FlexBrick’s PV pergola
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MOTIVATION FOR PRODUCT TESTING
Assessment of integration of PV in an interwoven steel wire mesh pergola on electricity production and indoor environmental quality, complimentary to the results measured within PM&VL1, PM&VL3, PM&VL6 and PM&VL7.
Product description
FlexBrick's Flexible facade system is a construction system that acts as a kind of skin, surrounding the most avant-garde buildings and offering them protection as well as a unique character and decorative flair. This system can combine the powerful sensory experience generated by the light that comes through it, created by the most cutting-edge architecture as well as electricity production through its PV modules that are integrated in the tiles.
Building description
1-story building with, 135 m² flat roof, 70 m2 glazed and not glazed ceramics facade, 300 m2 concrete foundation.
Climate
Climate conditions are the ones corresponding to Barcelona.
In Barcelona, the summers are short, warm, humid, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 5 °C to 28 °C and is rarely below 1ºC or above 31ºC .
Internal climate
Internal building climate conditions correspond to the external ones corresponding to Barcelona.
Renovation plan
Renovation of the reception building is including internal renovation as well as installing the PV pergola on the outside of the building to partly act as a façade and shading.
Monitoring Plan
Thermal comfort parameters:
IAQ study:
Acoustic study:
Post-occupancy evaluation:
Electricity production:
Indoor air temperature, relative humudity
CO2, PM2.5, PM10, formaldehyde, TVOC
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Basic “one-off questionnaire” on the user-satisfaction with the overall indoor environmental quality
Monitoring of PV modules electricity production
Timeline
Actions
Baseline measurements were not performed on this site
Renovation started in November 2023 and was concluded in May 2024, FlexBrick pergola was mounted between April 2024 and May 2024
Monitoring after the renovation is ongoing since June 2025.
Building before renovation, March 2023.
Renovation of the building and instalment of FlexBrick pergola in April 2024.
Installation of the FlexBrick pergola was completed in May 2024.