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Consumer-Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building Retrofitting
Consumer-Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building Retrofitting - CALEBRE
The overall aim of the project is to establish a validated, comprehensive mechanism for reducing UK domestic carbon emissions that is acceptable and appealing to users. The specific measurable objectives of the project are:
• Identify challenges to be overcome in developing appropriate technologies capable of inclusion within an integrated package of measures for reducing UK domestic carbon emissions from the existing solid-wall housing stock.
• Evaluation of the appropriate technologies from the perspective of technical performance, and user acceptability based on lab and field trials.
• Development of a design tool for use by suppliers and householders for optimal selection of a set of measures for individual households that can be implemented in a single package.
• Investigation of the potential of advanced insulation techniques as longer-term solutions for demand-side carbon reduction.
The work at the PMC aims to develop a robust design and manufacturing methodology for cost-efficient volume production of next generation customisable energy saving products. This aim will be achieved through the following:
• Identification of key product features and linking these to product functions and ease of manufacture
• Development of an integrated design and manufacturing methodology
• Verification and demonstration of the methodology using test cases
Funding body: EPSRC / E.ON
Partners: Loughborough University, University of Nottingham, University of Ulster, Heriot-Watt University, University of Oxford, University of Warwick
Project/Technical lead: Svetan Ratchev
Project team/Engineers: Rob Darlington, Kobby Agyapong-Kodua