After 3 years of research, Arcora presents Héméra*, a silent, compact, and autonomous system, developed with researchers from the Navier laboratory at École des Ponts ParisTech with the support of the Ingérop group as part of its active innovation and R&D initiative, and Wicona France, the project’s industrial partner. It is the first solar...
Reusing thin stone from urban façades means combining heritage with environmental performance. Thanks to its durability and low carbon footprint, stone becomes a powerful lever for the circular economy. But be warned: the location of the machining process is decisive. Stone reused nearby can be 6 times less polluting than stone reused 1,500 km...
La conception conjointe de l’enveloppe et de sa structure fonde le projet architectural par la définition de la forme, de la transmission des efforts, l’expression d’une matérialité et la maîtrise des assemblages....
Current construction practices are often at odds with biodiversity challenges. In this context, Arcora is conducting research led by Alice Jouhannet on technical and construction solutions, as well as characterizing the risk of aggravating fire spread with façade greening systems. The aim is to advance knowledge on integrating living systems into façades and its...
Can solar heat gain be reduced while limiting the carbon impact of materials? Carbon impact is currently a major issue in the construction of building envelopes. This is why Arcora developed ecale.io, a free, online version of its low-carbon design tool (1). Among the multiple functions of an envelope, the solar filtering capacity is...
One year ago, at the Salon de l’Immobilier Bas Carbone 2022 (Low Carbon Real Estate Fair), we released ecale.io, our tool for assessing the carbon footprint of building envelopes. Now, ecale is evolving towards greater precision with new features. Ecale was born from a conviction held by Arcora’s teams: our sector’s energy transition will...
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Arcora launches ecale, a 3D parametric configurator allowing the assessment of the carbon weight of a standard façade grid to guide design. Driven by the desire to offer a simple tool accessible to as many as possible, the Arcora team developed ecale, the fruit of several years of research through Arcora’s Lab, its R&D...
Arcora continues its work on raw earth construction processes: getting to grips with earth material during a manipulation session supervised by the Atelier matière à construire (Amàco: https://amaco.org/) and visiting the Cycle Terre raw earth material factory, located in Sevran (93). Carazas Test The Carazas Test, through material manipulation, invites us to understand the...
After 3 years of research, Arcora presents Héméra, a new silent, compact, and autonomous system, developed with researchers from the Navier laboratory at École des Ponts ParisTech. It is the first solar shading system actuated by a shape memory alloy wire. This development aligns with Arcora’s ambition to offer responsible technical solutions while providing...
