{"id":9983,"date":"2015-04-09T18:26:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T17:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9983"},"modified":"2015-04-09T18:26:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T17:26:54","slug":"call-for-entries-uk-bre-solid-wall-research-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9983","title":{"rendered":"Call for entries: UK BRE solid wall research competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new a \u00a350,000 competition has been launched by BRE to help investigate new technologies which can assist in measuring heat loss from solid wall properties, with a closing date of 15 May.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRE writes:
\n<\/span>BRE is launching a competition to identify tools and technologies that can rapidly and accurately measure the heat losses from solid wall homes in the UK.<\/p>\n

There are over seven million solid wall homes in Great Britain that could benefit from insulation. Insulating these types of homes is one of the greatest challenges for energy efficiency policy, but it also potentially offers some of the most significant energy and carbon savings for occupants.<\/p>\n

Policies to deliver this work rely on modelled estimates of savings from solid wall insulation, but a tool that could measure the heat transmittance through walls would mean savings could be \u00a0based on robust, up to date and accurate data.<\/p>\n

In order to improve the quality and speed of measurements BRE is seeking innovative solutions for rapidly and accurately measuring wall U-values.\u00a0 The competition opens on 16 March and runs through to 15 May.\u00a0 The winning solution will receive up to \u00a350,000 of funding to support further testing and development of working prototypes.<\/p>\n

\u2018Dealing with solid walls is one of the biggest challenges to delivering energy efficiency in our existing homes.\u00a0 This competition aims to establish a tool that energy assessors can use to quickly and accurately measure the heat losses.\u00a0 Accurate measurement allows us to find out just how effective interventions have been and base future interventions on robust and accurate data.\u2019 says John Riley, Director, Housing and Energy at BRE.<\/p>\n

‘We are looking for solutions from all kinds of places and we\u2019re particularly keen on technology transfer from companies outside the built environment’ says Riley.<\/p>\n

The competition forms part of BRE\u2019s current solid wall research programme which is funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).<\/p>\n

View more information<\/a> on the competition and details of supporting materials\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

IHBC awards etc pages<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRE news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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