Spray Applied Permeable Wall Insulation (SAPWI)

缺乏足够的隔热是北欧老旧建筑能量损失的最大原因，44%的二氧化碳排放来自建筑，24%来自家庭。在英国，到2050年，85%的建筑环境已经建成，对现有建筑进行改造是减少热损失的最大挑战。墙体隔热可以减少历史建筑40%的热量损失，尽管使用固体墙体隔热提高建筑环境效率的势头正在增强（受到各种激励计划的刺激），但英国环境保护署最近的研究表明，许多装置在5年内就会失效，并可能对建筑物及其居民造成重大损害。英国有近800万户实心墙住宅，虽然减少能源使用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式来做到这一点。Q-Bot正在开发一种创新的固体墙保温材料，这种材料有可能提高欧洲数百万最古老和最低效建筑的能源效率，高达40%，同时将安装成本降低50%至75%，最重要的是，这种材料可以保持现有墙壁的水分传递质量，使其自然干燥到住宅外部。作为该提案的一部分，我们打算评估一种用于SolidWall绝热的新型智能材料的市场，这种材料可以喷涂，可以在现场扩展，并且可以使用Q-Bot开发的新型机器人沉积和成型工艺自动应用。该材料将具有自适应吸湿特性，可以在应用后保持现有英国家庭的水分平衡。机器人系统优于其他隔热沉积方法，因为它降低了成本，可以进入不平坦和复杂的空间，并且符合建筑特征。

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.