Butterfly Indoor Air Quality System integration with Building Management Systems

Butterfly 室内空气质量系统与楼宇管理系统集成

• 批准号: 10046934
• 金额: $ 6.37万
• 依托单位: FLUTTERLAB LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10046934
• 关键词: Butterfly; Indoor; Air; Quality; System

The unifying element for analysis of human health and wellbeing and environmental sustainability lies in the air that we breathe. Health and Sustainability have previously been conflicted in the built environment where we spend 90% of our lives, because the former requires maximised introduction of fresh air whereas the latter requires maximised recirculation of existing air.The scale of the problem is most prominently highlighted through the emergence of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). 1/3rd of industrialised country building stock is prone to SBS (WHO). Numerous neurotoxic and carcinogenic pollutants concentrated in commercial buildings induce headaches, eye, nose and throat irritation, fatigue and difficulty concentrating, alongside respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. This is a worsening trend, potentially causing 4m deaths p.a. (International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)).Existing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) monitors do not provide the required quality of information to allow the Building Management Services industry to make this an intelligent process. Existing monitors regularly claim this facility, but cannot demonstrate it sufficiently to allow their technology to be embedded within critical infrastructure systems.Butterfly is developing a suite of devices which measure IAQ to an unparalleled level of accuracy. We have a patented LaminAIR flow technology, which allows us to constantly measure free gas around the room preventing re-circulated or stagnant air corrupting results (an industry-wide limitation). Our precision is so good it uniquely enables early trend detection and allows issue resolution in advance. We have gained traction with market leaders regarding integration within their systems. This project is to develop bespoke connectivity and data infrastructure and then trial this at 6 locations within Imperial College London's city-centre campus (they will independently validate results). Mutual Letters-of-Intent with joint-technology development commitment have been exchanged, including undertakings with Blueair-Unilever Sweden, Halton Group Finland and Imperial College London where trials will be undertaken and validation established.

分析人类健康和福祉以及环境可持续性的统一要素在于我们呼吸的空气。健康和可持续性在建筑环境中一直是相互冲突的，因为我们生活的90%都在建筑环境中，前者需要最大限度地引入新鲜空气，而后者需要最大限度地循环现有空气。问题的严重性在病态建筑综合症（SBS）的出现中最为突出。工业化国家建筑存量的三分之一容易发生SBS（世卫组织）。许多神经毒性和致癌污染物集中在商业建筑物中，引起头痛、眼、鼻和喉刺激、疲劳和难以集中注意力，以及呼吸道和心血管疾病。这是一个不断恶化的趋势，每年可能导致400万人死亡。现有的室内空气质量（IAQ）监测器不能提供所需的信息质量以允许建筑物管理服务行业使其成为智能过程。现有的监测器经常声称拥有该设施，但无法充分证明其技术可以嵌入关键基础设施系统。Butterfly正在开发一套测量IAQ的设备，其精度达到无与伦比的水平。我们拥有专利LaminAIR流动技术，使我们能够不断测量房间周围的游离气体，防止再循环或停滞的空气破坏结果（行业范围内的限制）。我们的精确度非常高，能够实现早期趋势检测，并提前解决问题。我们已经在市场领导者的系统集成方面取得了成功。该项目将开发定制的连接和数据基础设施，然后在帝国理工学院伦敦市中心校区的6个地点进行试验（他们将独立验证结果）。双方交换了具有联合技术开发承诺的意向书，包括与Blueair-Unilever Sweden、Halton Group Finland和Imperial College伦敦的承诺，将在这些承诺中进行试验并建立验证。