The THEBAULT Group partners with BaityKool in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

PODIUM in competitions: 1st prize “SUSTAINABILITY” and 3rd prize “ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Carried in the containers and the project of the only French team competing in the Solar Décathlon architecture competition, THEBAULT Group plywood will be present in the house of the future of the BaityKool project.  A negative energy consumption house in Dubai, the house presented in this architecture and engineering competition must solve the difficult equation of an indoor temperature of 21 to 25°C in an outdoor environment of almost 50°C during the day and 30°C at night.

AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Created at the initiative of the US Department of Energy in 2002, the Solar Decathlon is a biennial international architecture, design, urban planning and engineering competition {{whose aim is to develop innovation and research in the field of renewable energies, in particular passive housing, bioclimatic and solar energy.

The 2018 edition of the Solar Decathlon, to be held in Dubai from 14 to 29 November, aims to design sustainable solar homes in the Middle East and to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge in order to raise public awareness and demonstrate that passive houses can be affordable, attractive andconfortables. Le défi proposé aux universités du monde entier est de concevoir, dans un cadre académique, et sur une période de deux années, un prototype allant jusqu’à 100 m2 en utilisant le soleil comme unique source d’énergie. Le prototype sera ensuite construit en deux semaines et testé pendant les deux semaines du concours. Le projet BaityKool est le seul à concourir pour la France pour tenter de remporter le Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 qui mettra au défi 21 équipes internationales sur différentes épreuves d’architecture et d’ingénierie.

THE BAITYKOOL PROJECT

BaityKool (de “baity” : maison et “kool/cool” : fraîche) est un projet d’habitat du futur, innovant et écologique, créé par une équipe d’étudiants de l’Université et de l’École d’architecture de Bordeaux, l’École des Arts et Métiers, et des universités de Palestine et des Émirats arabes unis . As a partner in this exceptional project, the THEBAULT Group is contributing and supporting the BaityKool team by supplying plywood in the three species of Maritime Pine, Poplar and Okoumé.

MORE THAN A HOME, A CONCEPT

BaityKool’s bioclimatic}} architecture respects the climate and local traditions. At night, the removable roof and open windows allow you to take advantage of the prevailing winds and ventilate, or even cool if conditions permit, the interior of the building. The skin of the BaityKool building is a contemporary fibre concrete moucharabieh that incorporates solar panels to maximize energy production from sunrise to sunset. The walls are composed of multi-layer walls to optimize the thermal efficiency of the envelope (floor, wall and roof). • Protected from the sun by a pergola, the plant core in the centre of the building has a self-contained, continuous and closed aquaponics* system, which enables fish to be reared and 300 kg of fruit and vegetables to be produced per year in vertical culture, equivalent to the annual consumption of a family of 4 people. • Water recycling is also ensured in the building. A lombrifilter allows the ecological filtration of grey and black water, associated with a Solar Bio Purification system that transforms the residues of undissolved matter into biomass thanks to UV light, then reused as fertilizer for watering plants. *aquaponia: a system that unites plant cultivation and fish farming.

BAITYKOOL PARTNER

Retained for their aesthetic and technical quality, the THEBAULT Group’s plywoods support the BaityKool project, with the supply of panels in the three species for the manufacture of the structures and the finishing of the interior walls.

In figures :

• 150 m² of TeboPly Okoumé plywood Exterior
• 400 m² of TeboPlus Poplar plywood
• 400 m² TeboPin plywood in Maritime Pine

Go further: • Presentation of the BaityKool project and the team • Discover the Solar Decathlon in Dubai, United Arab Emirates