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Publication date: 1 March 2011

José A. Chica, Inés Apraiz, Peru Elguezabal, Marc O. Rrips, Victor Sánchez and Borja Tellado

KUBIK is aimed to the development of new concepts, products and services to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The main characteristic of KUBIK is the capability to built…

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KUBIK is aimed to the development of new concepts, products and services to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The main characteristic of KUBIK is the capability to built realistic scenarios to analyse the energy efficiency obtained from the holistic interaction of the constructive solution for the envelope, the intelligent management of the climatisation and lighting systems and the supply from renewable energy sources.

The R&D infrastructure consists of a building able to provide up to 500 m2 distributed in an underground floor, a ground floor and up to two storeys; the main dimensions are 10,00 m. width x 10,00 m. length x 10,00 meter high (plus and underground floor 3,00 m. depth). The supply of energy is based on the combination of conventional and renewable energy (geothermic, solar and wind). In addition, the building is equipped with a monitoring and control system which provides the necessary information for the R&D activities.

KUBIK's main structure provides an experimental, adaptable and reconfigurable infrastructure to create the indoor environments to analyse and to allow the assembly of the constructive solutions for the envelope, floors and partitions which performance must to be assessed under realistic conditions.

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Open House International, vol. 36 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0168-2601

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José A. Chica, Peru Elguezabal and Stephen Kendall

In accordance with it's commitment to discussion and dissemination of the Open Building principles and methods, the CIB W104 “Open Building Implementation” has been celebrating…

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In accordance with it's commitment to discussion and dissemination of the Open Building principles and methods, the CIB W104 “Open Building Implementation” has been celebrating annual conferences since 1996. The main objective of these meetings held around the world is to promote research by various disciplines related to the improvement of the built environment by application of the Open Building concept, considering different cultures and interests.

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Open House International, vol. 36 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0168-2601

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