Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | InnUK/102476/01 | |
| Title | Insurance-backed warranty for whole life housing energy performance (I-LIFE) | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Systems Analysis related to energy R&D (Energy modelling) 50%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 25%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Encraft Limited |
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| Award Type | Collaborative Research & Development | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2015 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2018 | |
| Duration | 30 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £549,276 | |
| Industrial Sectors | ||
| Region | West Midlands | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1502_CRD2_BUIL_BWLP - Building whole-life performance. Activity Building whole-life performance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Encraft Limited (32.444%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , Sch of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University (43.142%) Project Contact , Willmott Dixon Energy Services (3.623%) Project Contact , Building Lifeplans Limited (13.300%) Project Contact , Virtechs Limited (4.753%) Project Contact , Amberley Advisors Ltd (2.738%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The I-LIFE project is seeking to develop a new insurance product for the construction industry. The product will give insurance backing to a warranty for whole life energy performance. The focus of our work is on new build housing in the social or private sector. The primary challenge for the project is to develop energy prediction algorithms which accurately predict performance in use and can be translated into an insurance product. Developing a deep understanding of the energy performance gap will be critical to success. The project team is led by Encraft, an SME with expertise in building physics and the main project partners include; Building LifePlans, a insurance provider with expertise in whole life costing analysis; Oxford Brookes University who specialise in building performance evaluation and socio-technical approaches to enhancing energy performance; and Willmott Dixon, a volume housebuilder providing a potential route to market. The project will run for 30 months from September 2015 and will include a 12month pilot testing phase. Findings will be widely disseminated through industry networks, events and published papers. Finance Summary Table How to complete this sectionThe I-LIFE project is seeking to develop a new insurance product for the construction industry. The product will give insurance backing to a warranty for whole life energy performance. The focus of our work is on new build housing in the social or private sector. The primary challenge for the project is to develop energy prediction algorithms which accurately predict performance in use and can be translated into an insurance product. Developing a deep understanding of the energy performance gap will be critical to success. The project team is led by Encraft, an SME with expertise in building physics and the main project partners include; Building LifePlans, a insurance provider with expertise in whole life costing analysis; Oxford Brookes University who specialise in building performance evaluation and socio-technical approaches to enhancing energy performance; and Willmott Dixon, a volume housebuilder providing a potential route to market. The project will run for 30 months from September 2015 and will include a 12month pilot testing phase. Findings will be widely disseminated through industry networks, events and published papers. Finance Summary Table How to complete this sectionThe I-LIFE project is seeking to develop a new insurance product for the construction industry. The product will give insurance backing to a warranty for whole life energy performance. The focus of our work is on new build housing in the social or private sector. The primary challenge for the project is to develop energy prediction algorithms which accurately predict performance in use and can be translated into an insurance product. Developing a deep understanding of the energy performance gap will be critical to success. The project team is led by Encraft, an SME with expertise in building physics and the main project partners include; Building LifePlans, a insurance provider with expertise in whole life costing analysis; Oxford Brookes University who specialise in building performance evaluation and socio-technical approaches to enhancing energy performance; and Willmott Dixon, a volume housebuilder providing a potential route to market. The project will run for 30 months from September 2015 and will include a 12month pilot testing phase. Findings will be widely disseminated through industry networks, events and published papers. Finance Summary Table How to complete this sectionThe I-LIFE project is seeking to develop a new insurance product for the construction industry. The product will give insurance backing to a warranty for whole life energy performance. The focus of our work is on new build housing in the social or private sector. The primary challenge for the project is to develop energy prediction algorithms which accurately predict performance in use and can be translated into an insurance product. Developing a deep understanding of the energy performance gap will be critical to success. The project team is led by Encraft, an SME with expertise in building physics and the main project partners include; Building LifePlans, a insurance provider with expertise in whole life costing analysis; Oxford Brookes University who specialise in building performance evaluation and socio-technical approaches to enhancing energy performance; and Willmott Dixon, a volume housebuilder providing a potential route to market. The project will run for 30 months from September 2015 and will include a 12month pilot testing phase. Findings will be widely disseminated through industry networks, events and published papers. Finance Summary Table How to complete this sectionThe I-LIFE project is seeking to develop a new insurance product for the construction industry. The product will give insurance backing to a warranty for whole life energy performance. The focus of our work is on new build housing in the social or private sector. The primary challenge for the project is to develop energy prediction algorithms which accurately predict performance in use and can be translated into an insurance product. Developing a deep understanding of the energy performance gap will be critical to success. The project team is led by Encraft, an SME with expertise in building physics and the main project partners include; Building LifePlans, a insurance provider with expertise in whole life costing analysis; Oxford Brookes University who specialise in building performance evaluation and socio-technical approaches to enhancing energy performance; and Willmott Dixon, a volume housebuilder providing a potential route to market. The project will run for 30 months from September 2015 and will include a 12month pilot testing phase. Findings will be widely disseminated through industry networks, events and published papers. Finance Summary Table How to complete this sectionThe I-LIFE project is seeking to develop a new insurance product for the construction industry. The product will give insurance backing to a warranty for whole life energy performance. The focus of our work is on new build housing in the social or private sector. The primary challenge for the project is to develop energy prediction algorithms which accurately predict performance in use and can be translated into an insurance product. Developing a deep understanding of the energy performance gap will be critical to success. The project team is led by Encraft, an SME with expertise in building physics and the main project partners include; Building LifePlans, a insurance provider with expertise in whole life costing analysis; Oxford Brookes University who specialise in building performance evaluation and socio-technical approaches to enhancing energy performance; and Willmott Dixon, a volume housebuilder providing a potential route to market. The project will run for 30 months from September 2015 and will include a 12month pilot testing phase. Findings will be widely disseminated through industry networks, events and published papers. Finance Summary Table How to complete this section | |
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| Added to Database | 07/12/17 | |
