INNOVATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION-NewFormat

© 2011, XL Group plc I MAKE YOUR WORLD GO

INNOVATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION

A look at new building technologies

for life and business

Christian W. Müller Senior Underwriter International Property Construction Ferma, Stockholm 5th October 2011

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0

Chart, Graphs, Table

Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89

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Cities of the future

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• Powered by solar and wind

• Clean-fuel car

• Public transport system running on hydrogen fuel

• Rooftops covered in vegetation

• Building insulation using natural healthy material

• Zero waste management


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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• Sustainable eco-city

• Carbon-neutrality goal

• Energy-efficient building

design

• Renewable energy

• Waste management

• Transportation systems


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Waste management

12%

Transportation

systems

8 %

Renewable energy

24%

Energy-efficient

building design

56%

Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Innovations in construction

Achieve 56% carbon neutrality using energy-efficient

building design:

• Insulation for floor, walls and windows, roof

• Additional costs 3-10%

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Achieve 24% carbon neutrality using renewable energy:

• Hydropower

• Geothermal

• Onshore and offshore wind power

• Biomass, waste to energy

• Solar power, photovoltaic, concentrated, evacuated tube collectors

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Innovations in construction

Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• New superstrate material makes it possible to produce flexible, lightweight thin-film solar modules

• Polyimide film used as superstrate for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) modules

• Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA) have demonstrated a new world record for energy conversion efficiency of 13.8%; close to that of conventional glass PV modules

• Film is over 100 times thinner and 200 times lighter than glass typically used for PV

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Solar cell

Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Solar modules

• High-speed and low-cost roll-to-roll production

• Flexible design makes it possible to produce

modules that are easier to ship/handle and less

expensive to install

• Innovative durable film sets new efficiency records

and has the potential to revolutionize energy

generation by broadening the fields of application

and lowering system costs

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• Energy of the wind increases with the distance from the ground

• At an altitude of 50 m, wind has 2.5 times the energy as at an altitude of 10 m

• Wind speed: A minimum average annual flow of 20 km/h is necessary

Wind energy

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Vertical wind turbine blades

• Prototype with the generator on the ground and not

100 m in the air in a gondola

• Blades designed as aircraft wings which turn to

achieve optimum aerodynamic resistance

• Positive low noise level

• No negative impact for birds

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• Achieve 12% of CO2 neutrality by means of zero waste management

• Composting bio-waste that will be used to enrich plantations

• Recycling of materials such as glass, plastics, paper and cardboard

• Non-recyclable waste is turned into energy: Gasification process produces Syngas. This is used as fuel to drive combustion systems that generate energy

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• Reach 8% of carbon neutrality using transportation systems that employ electrical and solar energy

• Personal rapid transit system; driverless taxi powered by battery that recharges in the stations

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Natural disasters

• Natural disaster effect of natural hazards

• Avalanche, volcanic eruption, earthquake,

landslide, tsunami, flood, windstorm,…

• Result in human, property, environmental

and/or financial losses

• Withstand natural disasters?

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Earthquake

• An earthquake is a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust

• Measured on the Richter Scale which is based on a logarithmic scale

• An earthquake with a magnitude of 9 on the Richter Scale equals a 31.6-fold increase in the amount of energy released compared with a magnitude 8 earthquake

• An increase of 2 steps corresponds to a 1,000-fold increase in energy

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


• Location

• Design must be based on

natural hazard

• Additional costs 0-1%

Vulnerability

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Engineering design

• Symmetric design of layout

• Structuring of elevation

• Plastic deformation with ductile reinforcement bars

and steel beams

• Weaknesses:

• Horizontal weak ground floor

• Masonry construction without reinforced

concrete walls

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Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


Seismic retrofitting of structures

• The goal of seismic retrofitting is the improvement of

seismic behaviour of structures

• Goal of continued operations without restriction

• Assessment of property; prioritisation, improving

regularity

• Strengthening the structure with carbon fiber reinforced

polymer (CFRP)

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Thank you for your attention

Christian W. Müller

xlgroup.com

Yellow

R= 255

G= 255

B= 0


Colors:

Orange

R= 244

G= 121

B= 32

Magenta

R= 236

G= 0

B= 14-

Red

R= 237

G= 28

B= 36

Lt Green

R= 141

G= 198

B= 63

Green

R= 57

G= 181

B= 74

Cyan

R= 0

G= 174

B= 239

Dk Blue

R= 45

G= 49

B= 146

Yellow 2

R= 213

G= 206

B= 146

Orange 2

R= 203

G= 125

B= 101

Mag 2

R= 182

G= 114

B= 146

Red 2

R= 239

G= 63

B= 107

LG2

R= 156

G= 162

B=63

Green 2

R= 0

G= 137

B= 143

Cyan 2

R= 0

G= 182

B= 190

DB2

R= 0

G= 65

B= 89


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