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MAY 2006 NEWS ARCHIVE
31 May 2006 LOW-COST CARBON NANOTUBES The production of carbon nanotubes is not a complex matter, but until now the product showed resistance to use with other materials. Engineers at the Fraunhofer Technology Development Group TEG have found a way to produce low-cost carbon nanotubes. The product, seemingly in the form of dark paper sheets, is easily combined with plastic and textile fibres. Tennis racquet reinforcement is just one of the numerous applications; technicians believe this very important development is linked to nanotube heat production. Its application potential is unlimited, ranging from heating to aircraft wings to wall-heating wallpaper. Source: www.netcomposites.com 26 May 2006 THE 'LEAF' ENERGY BUILDING IN BEIJING SIGNED BY ARCHITECT MARIO CUCINELLA The project is known as SIEEB - Sino-Italian Ecological and Energy-efficient Building - planned to house the energy research laboratories of Tsinghua University in Beijing. It will become a true showroom for 'Made in Italy' technology, due to be inaugurated on 7 July 2006. The building, around 40 metres high and with a surface area of around 20,000 square metres, was eloquently rechristened the "leaf building" due to its capacity to use and transform light into solar energy. The idea of Cucinella was a horseshoe-shaped building which, in contraposition with the movement of the sun, allows continuous natural lighting of the offices thus reducing energy needs. The facades were designed with the shape of the building and particular weather conditions in mind, with the aim of reducing heat dispersion as much as possible and making use of 1,000 square metres of photovoltaic panels to guarantee most of the internal power supply. Power to the building will be provided by a gas-electricity co-generation system. The energy necessary to operate the generator elements will be used to heat the rooms in winter months and, via a system of cooling units, to cool them in summer. The same energy will also provide hot water all year round. Source: www.mcarchitects.it 23 May 2006 RESINS FOR FABRICS AND NONWOVENS GE Plastics has announced a decisive step forward in fibres technology with the high-performance Ultem polyetherimide resin (PEI), with intrinsic fireproof properties to meet a variety of demands, particularly those of the aeronautics industry: adaptation to the rigid standards on fire protection, carpet fumes and toxicity, filters and insulation systems, system cost-reduction and greater design flexibility. The Ultem resin guarantees maximum level fire protection without the need for additives and lends its use to application in a new insulation system combining insulation layers with internal side panels, offering savings at system cost level and a potential reduction in weight. Another innovative application for fibres produced in Ultem resin is in the composite panels used to anchor seats to the cabin floor: these can be produced by blending the Ultem resin fibres with glass fibres to form a hybrid thread. Source: www.pressreleasefinder.com 19 May 2006 "CITTA' DELLO SPORT" (SPORT CITY) COMPLEX IN ROME: READY FOR THE 2009 WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Works will commence soon on the "Cittą dello Sport" complex in Rome, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. "Cittą dello Sport" will have both open and indoor sports areas. The interior will house a 3000-seater swimming stadium and a sports arena with seating for over 9,000 spectators; outside, other swimming pools and grandstands are planned, both fixed and mobile, to host up to 15,000 people. The sports complex - with a total of 38 hectares of construction - forms the first stage of the Tor Vergata university campus project, which will eventually offer campus accommodation for 2,500 students and new university faculties for a total surface area of around 50 hectares. Source: www.archiportale.com 16 May 2006 CLARIFICATION ON ENERGY YIELD IN CONSTRUCTION - THE MINISTRY ISSUES A CIRCULAR SPECIFYING APPLICATION METHODS FOR CERTAIN MEASURES OF DECREE 192/2005 The Italian Ministry for Economic Development has issued application methods for a number of measures of Italian Legislative Decree 192/2005 on the "Enactment of EC Directive 2002/91/CE on energy yield in construction", a decree that has modified the legislative framework in relation to energy performance in buildings and heating systems. With regard to energy certification, national guidelines identifying simplified technical calculation methods for heating-air conditioning in buildings will probably be issued in June 2006. Source: www.edilportale.com 15 May 2006 PROTOTYPE WITHIN TWO YEARS FOR THE ARCHIMEDES BRIDGE - 'MADE IN ITALY' TECHNOLOGY OVER CHINESE WATERS Within two years, China will have the prototype for the Archimedes Bridge, the result of Italian technological innovation constituting an alternative to traditional bridges across "stretches of water". The project involves collaboration between SIJLAB, Sino-Italian Joint Laboratory for the Archimedes Bridge (a technical-academic-cultural alliance between a group of Italian partners - formed from Ponte di Archimede SpA, Milan Polytechnic and the Federico II University of Naples - and a pool of Chinese partners (headed by the Mechanics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the NSFC (National Sciences Foundation of China). The recent meeting, four days of intense scientific discussion, was held in Qiandao Lake City (City of the Lake of a Thousand Islands), since the works will call for a permanent underwater link in these Chinese waters. The planned project deadline is the end of March 2007, and will be presented at Milan Polytechnic; after which, a year will be sufficient for construction of the prototype. In the meantime research will also continue into a wider development of "Archimedes Bridges" in different and less 'ideal' environments. The project has aroused great interest also from an Indonesian delegation, which hopes to connect the two major islands of the country - Java and Sumatra - separated by a 30 kilometre expanse of ocean, whilst a study is already in progress for the construction of a permanent underwater link covering the 4 kilometres between Java and Bali. Source: www.edilportale.com 12 May 2006 TURKEY LAUNCHES A NEW GLASS FIBRE REINFORCEMENT: WR 5 Produced by the Sisecam Chemicals Group, it is mainly designed for weaving processes. It boasts high performance in terms of: ease of processing, high mechanical properties, does not produce fuzz. It is compatible with polyester, vinylester and epoxy resins. The reinforcing product targets the nautical industry, construction and industrial applications. Source: www.jeccomposites.com 10 May 2006 NEW HOMES: MANDATORY POLICY TO COVER CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS Homebuyer protection increases: the "ten-year posthumous policy" is created, which new home selling agencies are obliged to stipulate in favour of buyers. It covers damages suffered by buyers, or third parties, deriving from total or partial ruin, or serious constructional defects, resulting from land deficiency or construction shortcomings. The document is not binding for companies, but should be incorporated as standard with some degree of "cosmetic" variant in their insurance formats. Source: www.aedilweb.it 8 May 2006 ALLIANZ ARENA INAUGURATES THE 2006 WORLD CUP FINALS Allianz Arena is the Munich stadium hosting the inaugural match of the 2006 World Cup Finals. Designed by architectural studio Herzog & de Meuron, it has a 66,000-seater capacity and offers 3 babysitting kindergartens, shops and restaurants over a surface area of around 6,500 square metres. Next to the stadium is the largest underground carpark in Europe, with space for 10,500 cars. The exterior shell is composed of 2,874 diamond-shaped 0.2mm ETFE panels, each of which can be individually lit with different colours: red, blue and white, colours of the Bavaria coat of arms, also recalling the colours of the Bayern team (red and white) and of TSV 1860 (white and blue). The scenic effect is spectacular, provided by an infinite combination of patterns and colour. The Allianz group - as sponsors - financed the works provided the stadium bears its name for the next 30 years. The total cost of the construction was 340 million euro. Source: www.leonardo.it 4 May 2006 PIANO "IDEAS FACTORY": REVITALISATION PROJECT PRESENTED FOR THE EX-FALCK DISTRICT OF SESTO SAN GIOVANNI The town of the future is planned for Sesto San Giovanni, revitalising the former Falck steel mills district. The project, signed by Renzo Piano, regards a surface area of 1,300 square metres and involves the construction of homes, offices, research laboratories, university and trade sections. It will be an 'ideas factory', in which new research centres and university faculties will coexist with significant memories of the old buildings; the Museum of Labour and the Library will instead be reconverted into concert and exhibition venues. The new railway station will also be built, transformed into a suspended urban area. Via a series of underpasses and walkways it will be possible to access a park with a 1 million square metre surface area. Significant energy savings will achieved from the construction of an independent system using local resources: gravitational water, biomass from the numerous trees and solar energy. Also planned are trigeneration plants which will simultaneously offer electrical, steam and cool air energy. Works are due to commence in the second half of 2007 and are due for completion in 6-7 years. Source: www.edilportale.com |
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