Image by NREL All the Cool Buildings Are Digital-Twinning These Daysįull-scale applications of the EMOD principles, as well as NREL's underlying research Incorporates five primary strategies detailed in NREL’s EMOD guide. For an ideal configuration, theĮMOD approach creates a volumetric module by combining an Energy Exchange Pod withĪ highly insulated airtight envelope, smart controls, and a solar plus energy storageĪn idealized net-zero-energy, low-carbon modular apartment unit for multifamily buildings Space conditioning, domestic hot water, high-efficiency appliances, power distribution,Īnd more directly into individual apartment units. This "utility closet" of sorts integrates Systems into one factory-installed package. One of those concepts, the Energy Exchange Pod, is a turnkey product that combines a building's mechanical, electrical, and plumbing Recommendations outlined in the EMOD guide. Multiple projects across varying scales led to the five strategic (DfMA) approaches to develop, model, and streamline low-carbon strategies into a cohesiveīuilding solution. With a boost from DOE's Advanced Building Construction (ABC) Initiative, NREL's Industrialized Construction team leveraged design for manufacturing and assembly Industry was repeatedly experimenting with one-off approaches that remained costly.įor the first time, we've adopted productivity optimization tools and applied them "Butīecause we haven't traditionally thought of buildings as manufactured products, the "Anyone who manufactures anything models their industrial process," Pless said. Light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturing have led to rapid growth in those industries.īut green building upgrades seem to be on a steeper learning curve. In recent years, falling prices associated with more efficient solar panel production, wind plant development, and Process improvements are behind some of the biggest cost reductions fueling the adoption Reimagining Buildings as Manufactured Products The industry needs and challenges that researchers could partner to address. NREL also hosted a listening session to better understand Into the hands of industry influencers who can rapidly scale these next-generation Demo Day allowed NREL to get applicable research and experimental results directly The question is no longer how but how fast EMOD principles can be put into practice. Whole-building level, including subassemblies of components, pods, panels, and volumetric "We now know the ideal approach for integrating energy efficiency strategies at the Over the past five years," said Shanti Pless, a senior energy-efficiency research engineer at NREL and lead author of the guide. "The EMOD guide represents the culmination of our industrialized construction research 21, 2022, in conjunction with the Modular Building Institute’s Off-SiteĬonstruction Expo in Denver, Colorado. The NREL Industrialized Construction Innovation team hosted an Industry Demonstrationĭay on Sept. Of the Energy in Modular (EMOD) Buildings Method report. Of NREL's seminal research in the field, as well as their very own blueprint-a copy 21, the NREL Industrialized Construction Innovation team hosted an Industry Demonstration Day in conjunction with the Modular Building Institute's Off-Site Construction Expo in Denver, Colorado. Techniques such as high-volume off-site construction, prefabrication, and on-siteĬonstruction automation provide a pathway to decarbonization that also addresses the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are eager to give partnersĪ blueprint for optimizing performance by leveraging industrial construction methods. The construction industry must modernize to increase the speed and scale of high-performance Millions-and growing-at a time when climate targets mean that every unit should beīuilt as efficiently, sustainably, and affordably as possible. construction industry is facing a housing supply deficit on the order of
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