Spray Applied Permeable Wall Insulation (SAPWI)

喷涂透水墙保温 (SAPWI)

• 批准号: 700602
• 金额: $ 3.06万
• 依托单位: Q-BOT LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Market
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=700602
• 关键词: Spray; Applied; Permeable; Wall; Insulation

A lack of adequate thermal insulation is the single largest cause of energy loss in olderbuildings in Northern Europe. 44% of CO2 emissions are attributable to buildings with 24%coming from homes. In the UK, as 85% of the built environment present in 2050 have alreadybeen constructed, retrofitting of existing buildings is the largest part of the challenge forreducing thermal losses.Insulation of walls can reduce heat loss from historic buildings by up to 40%, and althoughimproving the efficiency of our built environment using Solid Wall Insulation has beengaining momentum (stimulated by various incentive schemes), recent research by the BREdemonstrates that many installations fail within 5 years and can cause significant damage toboth the building and its inhabitants. There are nearly 8 million solid wall homes in the UK,and while reducing their energy use is critical to reducing CO2 emissions, it appears thatcurrently there is not a harmless way of doing so.Q-Bot is developing an innovative Solid Wall Insulation material that has the potential toimprove the energy efficiency of millions of Europe's oldest and least energy efficientbuildings by as much as 40% while reducing installation costs by 50 to 75% and, mostimportantly, a material that maintains the moisture transfer qualities of existing walls allowingthem to dry out naturally to the outside of the dwelling.As part of this proposal we intend to assess the market for a new, smart material for SolidWall Insulation, that can be spray-applied, expand on site and can be applied automaticallyusing a novel robotic deposition and shaping process developed by Q-Bot. The material willhave adaptive hydroscopic qualities that can maintain the moisture balance of existing UKhomes post application. The robotic system is superior to other insulation deposition methods,as it reduces costs, can access uneven and intricate spaces, and is sympathetic to buildingfeatures.

缺乏足够的隔热材料是北欧老建筑能量损失的最大原因。44%的二氧化碳排放来自建筑物，其中24%来自家庭。在英国，由于2050年85%的建筑环境已经建成，对现有建筑的改造是减少热损失的最大挑战。墙体隔热可以减少高达40%的历史建筑热损失，尽管使用实心墙体隔热技术提高我们建筑环境的效率已经获得了势头(受到各种激励计划的刺激)，但英国环保局最近的研究表明，许多安装在5年内失败，可能会对建筑和它的居民造成重大损害。英国有近800万户实心墙体房屋，虽然减少它们的能源消耗对减少二氧化碳排放至关重要，但目前似乎还没有一种无害的方法。Q-Bot正在开发一种创新的实心墙体隔热材料，这种材料有可能将欧洲数百万座最古老和能效最低的建筑的能效提高40%，同时将安装成本降低50%到75%，最重要的是，一种保持现有墙体水分传递质量的材料允许它们自然干燥到住宅外部。作为该提案的一部分，我们打算评估一种新的、智能的实心墙体隔热材料的市场。它可以喷涂，现场扩展，并可以使用Q-Bot开发的新型机器人沉积和成形工艺自动应用。该材料将具有自适应的吸湿性，可以在应用后保持现有英国住宅的水分平衡。机器人系统优于其他绝缘沉积方法，因为它降低了成本，可以进入不均匀和复杂的空间，并对建筑特征产生共鸣。