Sigma SSPW - Single Skin Party Wall System

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial)
Not Energy Related

Applied Research and Development

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
Stewart Milne Group Limited

Collaborative Research & Development

Innovate UK

01 October 2015

31 March 2018

30 months

£230,112

Scotland

Competition Call: 1502_CRD2_BUIL_BWLP - Building whole-life performance. Activity Building whole-life performance

Project Contact, Stewart Milne Group Limited

Project Contact, Knauf Insulation

The Sigma SSPW R&D project will develop the UK's first patented single skin timber frame party wall build system. This project will undertake industrial research to overcome several innovation challenges. This unique product significantly improves the whole life performance of timber frame buildings, by reducing heat loss, building in fire and acoustic performance, future-proofing against adaptions and guaranteeing "as-built" and "in-use" whole life building performance, compared to conventional party walls. The product will commercially impact on 35,000 homes per year, as well as many non-domestic buildings. The innovation challenges include, the product design, detailing and technical validation, the commercialisation of the technology, the development of a high volume, low cost, advanced CAD/CAM manufacturing system, and the development of a innovative site handling and installation process. The products whole life performance will be verified, through as-built and in-use testing of 20 homes, over 12 months.The Sigma SSPW R&D project will develop the UK's first patented single skin timber frame party wall build system. This project will undertake industrial research to overcome several innovation challenges. This unique product significantly improves the whole life performance of timber frame buildings, by reducing heat loss, building in fire and acoustic performance, future-proofing against adaptions and guaranteeing "as-built" and "in-use" whole life building performance, compared to conventional party walls. The product will commercially impact on 35,000 homes per year, as well as many non-domestic buildings. The innovation challenges include, the product design, detailing and technical validation, the commercialisation of the technology, the development of a high volume, low cost, advanced CAD/CAM manufacturing system, and the development of a innovative site handling and installation process. The products whole life performance will be verified, through as-built and in-use testing of 20 homes, over 12 months.

09/02/18