SPECIFIC – Creating Surfaces for Energy Positive Buildings

Buildings energy demands contribute significantly to the overall global energy use and associated CO₂. At SPECIFIC (Sustainable Product Engineering Centre for Innovative Functional Industrial Coating) we believe that the building envelope offers scope for harvesting energy from the environment which can be stored and released when required within the building. The presentation will cover numerous examples where coating technology has been an enabler for this vision through a pair of working buildings (a classroom and an office) which are energy neutral in operation.