Sprayable, Vapour Permeable, Natural Insulation for Suspended Timber Floors

“应对气候变化最紧迫的挑战之一是现有建筑的能源使用。英国难以处理的建筑物的有效隔热是尚未解决的重大挑战之一。由于目前的改造方法往往具有破坏性、劳动密集性和成本高昂性，这些物业往往是最不经常升级的。Q-Bot实现的节能使用SAP建模，并用于比较Q-Bot地板隔热与其他措施，如实心墙隔热，锅炉更换或双层玻璃。Q-Bot隔热材料的投资回收期比实心墙隔热材料或双层玻璃短得多，并且通常比锅炉更换短。考虑到实心墙和Q-Bot隔热材料的预期寿命为42年，新锅炉为12年，双层玻璃窗为30年，Q-Bot地板隔热材料是唯一保证在其使用寿命内收回成本的措施。除了更好的U值和气密性（导致改善EPC 4点）由利兹城市大学进行的Q-Bot地板隔热的独立共热测试表明，整体节能（24%）高于典型的阶梯式物业的实心墙隔热方案（形成大多数家庭在LB的卡姆登）。为了更有效地隔离房屋和减少意外后果的风险Q-博特将在该项目的支持下开发具有改进的蒸汽处理质量的绝缘材料。"

"One of the most pressing challenges when addressing Climate Change is the energy use of existing buildings. Effective insulation of the UK's hard to treat buildings is one of the great unresolved challenges. These properties tend to be the least frequently upgraded as current retrofit methods are often disruptive, labour intensive and cost prohibitive. In addition they can have significant technical limitations, or result in unintended consequences.Energy savings achieved by Q-Bot were modelled using SAP and used to compare floor insulation by Q-Bot to other measures such as Solid Wall Insulation, boiler replacement or double glazing. The payback period for Q-Bot insulation is much shorter than for Solid Wall Insulation or double glazing across all the properties monitored and often shorter than for the boiler replacement. Considering the life expectancy of 42 years for Solid Wall and Q-Bot Insulation, 12 years for the new boiler and 30 years for the double glazed windows, floor insulation by Q-Bot is the only measure guaranteed to pay back within its lifetime. Besides better U-Value and Airtightness (leading to improved EPC by 4 points) independent co-heating tests of Q-Bot floor insulation by Leeds Metropolitan University demonstrated higher overall energy savings (24%) than from a typical Solid Wall Insulation programmes of terraced properties (forming majority of homes in LB of Camden).In order to insulate homes more effectively and reduce the risk of unintended consequences Q-Bot will develop insulation materials with improved vapour handling qualities with the support of this project."