Jackbox

As part of a cooperation project between the TU Delft and the Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Design, a thermally activated pavilion in sandwich construction was developed and completed in 2007. The aim of this project was to develop a multifunctional envelope that combines technical systems for climate control and innovative building materials. The external weather protection layer is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) and the thermal protection layer in the core was made with polyurethane (PU foam). Thermal activation is achieved via the inner shell made of fiber concrete with embedded capillary tube mats. Fiber-reinforced concrete serves here as an inert structural mass that can temporarily store the thermal energy from the water-based capillary tube systems.

This cooperative project, initiated and supervised by Dr.-Ing Marcel Bilow and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack, is considered the forerunner of the ETA project at the TU Darmstadt.

(Text source: TU Darmstadt)