Staticus Care

Staticus IT Project Manager Ricardo Seijas recently participated in the EEA and Norway Grants' Green Morning event. The experience proved to be an invaluable one, serving as a powerful reminder of the transformative potential of the circular economy for shaping sustainable business practices. The event acted as a focal point, bringing together a varied range of European companies to interact with new ideas and insights, making it an ideal environment for information sharing. Staticus, a corporation dedicated to studying and incorporating circular ideas into our operations, felt the emphasis on this emerging trend very important. One particular note was the incorporation of established circular economy business clusters like Skift10 and NCCE. These clusters offer an exciting opportunity to connect with like-minded partners and collaborate on future circular economy initiatives. It was inspiring to witness the dedication of the EEA Norway Grants to fostering sustainability-focused innovation across Europe. Their commitment to international cooperation in driving the circular economy will be impactful in the years to come.  Staticus Care is a project funded by the 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism Program "Business Development, Innovation, and SMEs" EEA and Norway Grants. The project is being conducted in partnership with Kaunas University of Technology, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, and SINTEF. #NorwayGrants #VersloPletraInovacijosMVI #Innovation #Partnership #Sustainability #Façades #ConstructionInnovation #OsloMET #SINTEF #KTU #staticus #staticuscare

Innovations developed through the Staticus Care project have been showcased at the ADD conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ricardo Seijas, Staticus' IT Project Manager, shared details of our exploration into IoT sensors in façades. He also discussed the integration of data from these sensors with digital twins and the use of AI and automation tools to manage and analyse this data. Ricardo also gave examples of how these innovations, and data-based solutions in general, can bring added value to companies and solve real world challenges.  Ricardo shared these insights in conversation with Marko Skufca from ADD d.o.o. ADD's tool is an important component in the research activities of the Staticus Care project, so it was valuable to hear ADD's perspective on these innovations. Many thanks to Ricardo for taking part in this event and presenting the Staticus Care project, along with his personal insights. And thanks also to ADD for inviting us to showcase our project and explore the topics of data, AI and automation together with other innovative companies. Staticus Care is a project funded by the 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism Program "Business Development, Innovation and SMEs" EEA and Norway Grants. The project is being conducted in partnership with Kaunas University of Technology, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, and SINTEF.   #NorwayGrants #VersloPletraInovacijosMVI #Innovation #Partnership #Sustainability #Façades #ConstructionInnovation #OsloMET #SINTEF #KTU #staticus #staticuscare

The Staticus Care project has been showcased in a leading Norwegian construction industry magazine, Fremtidens Byggenæring, following the publication of a research paper. In late March, project researchers Guilherme B. A. Coelho, Katarzyna Ostapska,  Dimitrios Kraniotis, Johannes Brozovsky, and Arian Loli published a paper in Procedia Structural Integrity. The paper is titled "Development of a hybrid timber and aluminium based unitized façade system resilient to the future weather conditions in Europe via monitoring campaigns and computational models." It explores the features of our low-carbon Hybrid Unitised Façade (HUF) and its ability to withstand climatic change. You can read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/dnYrpNcm Following the publication of this research, Norwegian industry magazine Fremtidens Byggenæring ran an article featuring insights from two key researchers on the Staticus Care project:  Johannes Brozovsky from SINTEF, and Guilherme B. A. Coelho from OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. The article focuses on how sustainable façades can withstand future changes in climate. Specifically, it considers the future climate in Norway, where higher temperatures and precipitation are forecast. Johannes Brozovsky highlights the fact that rot is already a challenge when using wood in Norway. He also emphasises the difficulty of combining multiple materials in a single façade element, as these materials will respond differently to changing levels of humidity. As the article points out, thanks to careful modelling and analysis, our HUF is designed to mitigate these challenges. Guilherme Coelho explains that, by incorporating sensors and building a simulation tool, building managers can monitor and preemptively respond to changes in the climate that may impact the façade's condition. He highlights other advantages as well, including: - the significantly lower embodied carbon achieved by replacing aluminium with GLULAM - glued laminated timber; - and the high energy performance demonstrated in testing, which is well within the TEK 17 limits in Norway. Many thanks to Johannes and Guilherme for sharing your insights. And thank you to all of our research partners in helping bring this valuable innovation to fruition. Staticus Care is a project funded by the 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism Program "Business Development, Innovation and SMEs" EEA and Norway Grants. The project is being conducted in partnership with Kaunas University of Technology,  OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, and SINTEF. #NorwayGrants #VersloPletraInovacijosMVI #Innovation #Partnership #Sustainability #Façades #ConstructionInnovation #OsloMET #SINTEF #KTU #staticus #staticuscare

How is our project contributing to a more sustainable façade industry? A new article explores this question. Two Staticus Care innovations - our Hybrid Unitised Façade (HUF) and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors - were the focus of a recent article published in Statyba ir architektūra, a Lithuanian industry publication for the construction sector. An English version of the article, titled "2 façade innovations, 1 goal – improved sustainability in the façade industry" is now available here: https://lnkd.in/dERnhK8C In the article, Project Manager Algirdas Simuntis explains the sustainability advantages of our HUF, including lower embodied carbon and improved thermal performance. Then IT Project Manager Ricardo Seijas goes into detail on the potential applications of the IoT sensors we are developing in this project. This includes how they will be connected with building digital twins and the potential for predictive maintenance and HVAC optimisation. Staticus Care is a project funded by the 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism Program "Business Development, Innovation and SMEs" EEA and Norway Grants. The project is being conducted in partnership with Kaunas University of Technology,  OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, and SINTEF. #NorwayGrants #VersloPletraInovacijosMVI #Innovation #Partnership #Sustainability #Façades #ConstructionInnovation #OsloMET #SINTEF #KTU #staticus #staticuscare

In light of the increasing need to adapt the construction industry to upcoming climate changes, a collaboration between façade producer Staticus, research institute SINTEF, and OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University has undertaken a deeper analysis and physical testing to ensure hybrid façade systems are future proofed. Our collaborative efforts seek to fortify hybrid façade systems for the challenges ahead, aiming to craft sustainable facades resilient to impending global climate changes while prioritizing carbon-conscious solutions. - One of the main points of this project is to explore alternative materials to aluminium, which is a common material in façade production. Aluminium has a high CO2 footprint in production. Therefore, Staticus wanted to reduce the amount of aluminium in the product and replace it with wood, which has a much smaller CO2 footprint, explains Guilherme B. A. Coelho, PhD, researcher at OsloMet. Interested in learning more about the research collaboration project and our new hybrid façade system? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dh6e_4TA (Norwegian). The project “Developing a more environmentally friendly automated façade system that is integrated into the building’s control systems” is funded by the 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism Program “Business Development, Innovation and SMEs” and EEA and Norway Grants. #NorwayGrants #VersloPletraInovacijosMVI #Innovation #Partnership #Sustainability #Façades #ConstructionInnovation #OsloMET #SINTEF #KTU #staticus