Prototype: Thermally Activated Building Systems (TABS)

TABS is currently a high-profile topic. With this technology, energy can be saved while comfort in indoor spaces increases, and it can be extended to timber construction. With our broad network and expertise gained through multi-year research in TABS, we offer unique expertise in this field.

Variable renewable generation and the timing mismatch between energy generation and demand are addressed through TABS. This method, which to date has been used primarily in concrete structures, opens up the possibility of using wood-based materials as thermal energy storage.

Target groups

Construction companies, property developers, planning and architecture firms, real estate developers, technical building equipment suppliers

Services

  • Research and consulting services for component activation, including wood component activation
  • Support for companies undertaking their first component activation projects.
  • Support for manufacturers of building systems or system components who wish to integrate component activation into their existing systems.
    (Further) development of solutions for renovation using component activation
  • Support for the use of component activation as energy storage in new and existing buildings