Live sustainably and energy-efficiently with Schüco

Timber constructions made without glue or screws, bathroom walls made of clay, a green roof, rooms flooded with light – and all of these with a suitably modern appearance. At Solar Decathlon Europe, MiMo demonstrated how urban densification can be climate-friendly and sustainable. The young team from the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf used Schüco systems for the façades, doors, sliding doors, roof glazing and opening control. In the final evaluation, MiMo was awarded 775 points from the ten Decathlon categories, achieving fourth place out of 18 teams. The winning team was only 39 points ahead. However, even more important than the ranking was the long-term use of the innovative ideas from the group of international competitors. The MiMo house will remain at the living.lab NRW in Wuppertal for at least three years, alongside seven other buildings. living.lab NRW is a research and educational institution of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where researchers have been working on climate-neutral construction and sustainable living in the city of the future since October 2022. The researchers will be carrying out tests on the innovative buildings over a long period of time. Following a period of exclusively scientific use, the model buildings are likely to be opened to the public next year.

Automatic window actuator thanks to Schüco TipTronic SimplySmart

While wall heating in the bathroom and a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery regulate temperatures and ensure a high air quality in the apartments, the ventilation of the communal living room is regulated by the climate envelope. The automatic Schüco TipTronic SimplySmart window actuator controls seven units in the roof glazing as well as the glass louvre blades in the façade. The roof glazing and louvre blades are additionally equipped with photovoltaics, so in addition to their ventilation function, they automatically turn towards the sun to create maximum solar energy. Under strong light, the louvre blades also function to shade the interior areas. In order to best make use of the building energy, MiMo developed the "energiBUS system". This pre-fabricated sub-module is installed next to the communal kitchen and couples the household devices via an intelligent thermal distribution system with central heat storage units and the thermal pump, which includes an ice storage unit.