a REPORT REYNAERS aluminium Magazine by Rtynatrs Aluminium for architerts and Investors MDIACITɉ A smart design for the city of Lige FOCUS The Enerqy Agenda ESTORIL SOL RESIDENCE COMPLEX A strong state ment at a top location

Edition Sprinq 2011 Publisher responsible: Birqit Hgybftch* Production: R5MCo-Putilshers ENERGYININNOVATION A lthough 2009 was the first year since 1982 that energy consumption sIigh11y declined Worldwide (by a little over 1%) due to the recession, the main trend is that energy consumption will increase in the comlng years. And it is clear to everyone that, as long as we are largely dpendent on non-sustainable energy and are confronted by large-scale C02 missions, there is every reason to use the avallable energy as efficiently as possible. Today, buildings account for some 40% of the world's...

Hre y ou can dlscover some xcfting n誩w projets that incorport* R*yna#rsJoin»ry. IN THIS ISSUE focus 8 THE ENERGY AGENDA Efforts towards sustalnablIRy 14 MANOR COMPLEX, BIEL A syntfwifs b»l*HB transparwey and ertergy-efflclency RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, CASCAIS A stronq statement at the entrance to thatown

NEWS Exclusive project in china ■ beijing (china) - The Beijing Palace complex is one of the most exclusive projects realised so far by Reynaers in China. It is located in a prime area of Beijing just next to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. In order to satisfy the environmental requirements of the complex, the Reynaers team in Shanghai, together with the project cell in Belgium, developed a bespoke solution based on the CS 77 Windows & doors system in combina-tion with a special double skin faͧade integrating a spcifie ventilation system. The exclusive location in the historical heart...

Contempo-rarily passive ■ ath (be> - Houses which use very little energy, noenergyat ail. or less energy than they generate: There is a wide range of possibilities in terms of energy-efficiency. IntheBelgian town of Athr the Luxem-burg architect Bruno Jourquin designed and built his own energetically passive villa, where sunlight, human beings, and household appliances serve as passive heat sources and thereby reduce energy use- An advantageous orientation and optimum insulation are essential to this, and that was one reason to utilise Reynaers'high insulaͭtion window and door System CS 86-HI....

FQCUS THE ENERGY AGENDA SUSTAINABILITY HAS BEEN A HQT TQPIC FQR SQME YEARS NQW. CQUNTRIES ALL QVER THE WQRLD ARE CQNFRQNTED WITH CLIMATE ISSUES. BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS ARQUND THE WQRLD ARE FACING RISING PRICES FQR QIL AND CQAL. DUE TQ THESE RESQURCES BECQMING INCREASINGLY SCARCE AND DEMAND CQNTINUING TQ RISE IN EMERGING MARKETS SUCH AS CHINA AND INDIA, PRICES WILL CQNTINUE TQ INCREASE. 8 Text: Kirsten Hannema

FOC US 11 is clear that thse climatological I and conomie problems call for I radical changes to our attitudes and behaviours. In the 1970s, after the first oil crisis, sustainability focused mostly on developing better insulated buildings. The 1990s saw exp詩rimentation wlth Integrated archltectonlc cllmate concepts, in partlcular qrass roofs, atria, and high-tech double-skin faades. Governments and environmental organisations developed new guality labels j ho the international F5C (Forest Stewardship Councll - a quallty label for paper or wood that d箩clares the products were sourced from a sustainably...

The photovoltdic panels on the roof of Reynaers' distribution centre In Duffel generate 80 of the total enerQY needs ciudinq the existing stock. Thermal performance, of both Windows and faades, Is very important, as is the building's design: orientation, ventilation and heating Systems and so on/ KEY DEVELOPMENT THEME Energy-efficiency is one of the most important th筨mes in ail of the developments Reynaers has implemented in the last several years, and it is something Reynaers is continually working on. For instance, much attention has been paid to the development of highly insulating Windows,...

FQCUS in efforts to minimise the use of fossil fuels for its own use. In 2007, a total of 3072 photovoltaic panels were built onto the roof of the new distribution centre of Duffel headquarters, producing over 550,000 kW h annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 300 tonnes. This installation was even expanded by 7047 panels at the end of 2010, ultimately generating 80% of the total energy needed. STRATEGIC DRIVES It is evident that Reynaers takes sustain-able entrepreneurship seriously; the company subscribes to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concept and ensures CSR is at the forefront...

PROJECT MANOR DEPARTMENT STORE II- R V A SYNTHESIS Iffl BETWEEN TRANSPARENCY AND ENERGY-EFFICIENCY BIEL, SWITZERLAND Text: Ursula Baus Photography: Hannes Henz

E nergy-efficiency and architectural quality go hand in hand in the new Manor building in Biel (Bienne), Switzerland. The building, housing the Manor department store as well as offices and residences, had to do justice to the importance of its location on the Zentralplatz square. The Manor building stretches from Unterer Quai and the Centre Rochat nursing home on one side of the square, through Nidaugasse and the pedestrian zone, to Plankestrasse on the other side - and responds to its surroundings with two completely different faͧades. At Unterer Quai, the architects designed the faade to match...

THE ENVELOPE IS SHAPED BY VERTICAL GLASS-CLAD CONCRETE PANELS, WHICH GIVE A FEELING OF SOLIDITY, AND HORIZONTALLY LAYERED STRIPS OF GLASS

PROJECT SOLUTION ► Spcial development CS 86-HI for faade solution ► 510 elements ► Fixed on a reinforced concrete structure supported by solid piles ► Special attention for the non-supported overhang-ing building corners ► On top, the air space is ventilated through a horizontal continuous opening in the roof edges. In this way both overheating and condensation are avoided ► Visible aluminium parts are anodized in Colinal black Inner scale (frame): ► Double insulated glazing ► Uf = 1.8 W/m2K Air space: ► 170 mm wide with integrated woven sunscreening, motorized via a building management system...