How the lotus effect revolutionizes facades and roofs
The lotus effect is a well-known prime example of bionics, which deals with the creative transfer of natural phenomena into technology. Nature is used as a model and inspiration for ideas, innovative products, processes and problem solutions. The further development of nanotechnology has opened up new applications for bionics in the industrial innovation process in the building materia...
How the house roof can become a small power station
According to the EU building directive, only very low-energy buildings are to be allowed to be erected by 2020. However, being almost energy self-sufficient cannot be achieved by saving alone. This goal can be achieved more easily with a small power station on the building. Read in this blog post what role the roof can play in the future. When we talk about small power plants, many of ...
Vertical Farming: When buildings and facades become vegetable beds
For thousands of years man has cultivated food where he ate it. In today's ultra-modern megacities this is no longer possible. Or is it? Vertical farming is to transform built-up areas and thus also house facades into fertile farmland. Read in this blog post why a little green on the facade is good for any building and how vertical farming will revolutionize the food supply of megaciti...
Nuki: How a smart door lock wants to conquer the European market
Martin Pansy and his brother Jürgen founded the messaging platforms Sms.at and mysms and sold both software start-ups. In 2014, they started their first hardware startup. With the smart door lock, which has been available since spring 2016, the brothers and their investors want to become market leaders in Europe for intelligent, retrofittable locking systems. In the interview Martin Pa...
