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 in Façades
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...
Mobile Solar Shading
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...
Ecale: Expanded Capabilities in Carbon Assessment with the Update of ecale.io
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...
Ecale – the first tool for assessing the carbon footprint of building envelopes
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Ecale – The First Carbon Assessment Tool for Building Envelopes
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...
Héméra, the first solar shading system actuated by a shape memory alloy wire
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...
Ecodesigning façades through carbon calculation
RE2020 and simplified dynamic Life Cycle Assessment Click here to read the full article....
Towards a low-carbon envelope
Challenges, methods, levers to reduce the environmental impact of façades Click here to read the full article....