BUILDING ENVELOPE ALLIANCE
Proving the performance
of façade solutions
Building Envelope Alliance is a no-profit knowledge-based entity that promotes and supports open innovation in the construction industry, focusing on high performance envelopes contributing to climate neutrality, and fostering the next generation of experts in façade design and engineering.
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The problem
The construction industry traditionally experiences
slow innovation, driven mainly by customer requests.
Climate change poses urgent threats, necessitating mitigation and adaptation measures. Buildings contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions throughout their lifecycle. Significant changes are needed to revise this negative scenario.The construction industry traditionally experiences
slow innovation, driven mainly by customer requests.
Buildings must provide healthy and comfortable indoor environments while reducing energy demand and related CO2 emissions. The construction industry traditionally experiences slow innovation, driven mainly by customer requests.
Building Envelope Alliance helps transition to a more innovative and sustainable built environment by sharing knowledge, connecting people, and matching needs with solutions for testing.
We help turn great ideas into market-ready products by proving their performance with solid evidence.
We focus on developing zero energy and zero carbon buildings enabling envelope solutions, transferring knowledge within the construction industry, matching firms’ testing needs with appropriate test facilities, and providing monitoring of solutions’ performances in real buildings used as living labs.
We offer specialized training programs to help professionals and students stay ahead in the evolving field of façade design and engineering.
Our solution
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Research for Innovation
We help manufacturers, companies, and developers create high-performance
building envelopes.
- Testing Facilities: validate and improve your façade components to meet industry standards and perform optimally in real-world conditions.
- Innovation Support: from concept development to performance validation, we guide you through every step of the process to ensure your solutions are ready for the market.
Education
We help students, researchers, professionals gain knowledge and skills to design innovative, sustainable building envelopes.
- Educational programs: undergraduate, postgraduate, and advanced training courses designed for both newcomers to the sector and professionals looking to specialise or update their skills.
- Open educational resources: a full online course on façade design and engineering, developed by the top educational institutions in the façade sector.
Connecting people
Networking & Events
An annual Symposium and Conference, as well as several opportunities to match market players, research and education: share insights, discover the latest trend and build collaborations.
About building envelope alliance
Building Envelope Alliance is promotes and supports open innovation in construction industry.
We connect testing facilities, expertise and services across Europe to support the development of high‑performance building envelope solutions.
We help manufacturers validate their products in controlled environments and real‑world conditions, provide support along the innovation pathway, and offer education and training to share knowledge across the sector.
Our services
Are you working on building envelope solutions?
Whether you are a company developing products or a research organisation providing expertise, BEA connects you to a European ecosystem for testing, innovation and knowledge exchange.
- For companies: validate your solutions and access leading facilities
- For research organisations: expand your network and collaborate with industry on innovation
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News, opportunities and insights from the European building envelope community.