FireSERT EENSULATE

Development of innovative lightweight and highly insulating energy efficient components and associated enabling materials for cost-effective retrofitting and new construction of curtain wall facades.

Funder: EU, Horizon 2020
Duration: 01 August 2016 - 31 May 2021
Staff Involved: Dr T Hyde and Dr J Zhang

The EENSULATE project has the aim of developing a solution for envelope insulation to bring existing curtain wall buildings to “nearly zero energy” standards, reducing energy bills by while complying with the structural limits of the original building structure and national building codes.

FireSERT will work with key industry partners on the development and evaluation of flammability and toxicity of innovative mono-component and bi-components insulation foams used for the installation of glazing systems on building facades. FireSERT will also perform large-scale tests to assess the fire performance of the final complete wall assembly.