INNOVATE TO BUILD – SAIE, showcase of the future
15 products from the 2009 edition selected by the New Products Jury
SAIE has been synonymous with innovation for almost 50 years, as confirmed by a recent survey showing that 82% of our visitors consider SAIE the best place to find updated information and technical documents on new materials, building systems, equipment, and services.
This role is enhanced by the numerous initiatives SAIE devotes to innovation, including (in the last 7 years) the SAIE Guide to New Products: a selection of innovations presented by exhibitors and gathered/processed under the scientific supervision of ArTec, the Materioteca of IUAV University, Venice.
At SAIE 2009, the group of experts in the SAIE New Products Selection Jury– Prof. V. Tatano (IUAV), Prof. G. Turchini (Arketipo), M. Favalli (Costruire), G. Biondo (Modulo), G. Cagozzi (Quarry&Construction), N. Leonardi (The Plan) – decided to call attention to 15 products it considers indicative of 4 trends that will mark the future of buildings:
- Recovery: specificities of working on old buildings
- Speed and facility of assembly in yards
- Sustainable design
- Integrated design
SELECTED PRODUCTS
Recovery: specificities of working on old buildings
A large part of Italy’s building legacy will have to undergo cyclical maintenance or recovery work. The recovery yard has a number of specificities that some producers seem to have grasped with greater attention in terms of expected functional results: thinner and lighter materials, integrated functions.
- Derbisolar©: bituminous roof membrane with amorphous photovoltaic cells by Derbigum
- OS2: thermal-break window with slim profile by Secco Sistemi
- Reoxthene Technology: impermeable elastoplastomeric membranes by Polyglass–Mapei Group
- Spaceloft™: nanoporous blanket insulation by Aktarus Group
- Triso-super 10: multifoil reflecting insulation by Actis
Speed and facility of assembly in yards
Accelerating and simplifying installation and assembly procedures for building components means increasing yard safety, lowering building costs, and allowing even unskilled workers to do well-done jobs. Therefore, many companies are working on easier assembly and disassembly, flexibility, and acceleration of yard techniques.
EASY: modular ladder for interiors by Engineering Solutions
- Optima: fibreglass double wall for internal thermoacoustic insulation of walls by Isover - Saint Gobain
- Tettofacile®: galvanised steel modular roofing structure by Polimeni
- Verticalatore®: pillar alignment machine with top-down technology by CSP Prefabbricati
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
The building industry accounts for a great deal (about 40%) of total energy consumption due to building methods that have not yet achieved maximum energy efficiency. Producers are designing and manufacturing systems and materials that drastically reduce energy consumption in the building industry, both for the production of materials and during the life cycle of the building.
- Perliwall® and Perlifence®: systems for building vertical green walls by Perlite Italia
- Ysobiowood®: wood panel for ventilated roofs by Ysospecial
- Wall-Y®: high resistance grid panel for green walls by Geoplast
INTEGRATED DESIGN
The increase in the number and complexity of requisites for buildings is one of the most obvious signs coming from today’s building industry, which is constantly looking for systems that carry out multiple functions simultaneously without compromising overall performance. With this in mind, many producers have been seeking to integrate various components and functions in a single product that combines, for example, safety, comfort, sustainability, and flexibility.
- Modula: brick second wall with metal anchorage by Laterizi Alan Metauro –Ripabianca Group
- Scrigno®:suspendedmotorised gate by SCRIGNO powered by Faac
- TECU® Solar System: copper solar roofing solution by KME
The selected products will receive awards at SAIE 2010 and will be on display at an exhibit in the Services Centre.
