Sustainable Home Survey (Ufloor - Underfloor insulation for suspended timber floors)

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial)

Applied Research and Development

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
The Sustainable home Survey Company C.I.C

Smart - Proof of Concept

Innovate UK

01 August 2015

30 September 2016

14 months

£96,758

London

Competition Call: 1503_SmartRnd1_PoC - Smart Proof of Concept. Activity Proof of Concept Rnd 1

Project Contact, The Sustainable home Survey Company C.I.C

The Sustainable Home Survey Company (SHS) is a leading community-focused energy management assessment company and social incubator. To date, SHS s management team has delivered over 15 low carbon ventures and actively supports team members in identifying and growing spin-out companies. SHS have developed a prototype design for a low cost under floor insulation system (Ufloor) that eliminates the need to remove and replace floorboards speeding up the process and reducing costs. It achieves this by using a proprietary telescopic applicator (with an integrated camera for guiding movement) that can access the subfloor void through existing or newly installed airbricks. The U.K. has made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050. Fabric insulation represents the lowest cost/highest impact method for delivering home energy efficiency improvements. Despite significant traction made in the easy-to-install insulation market (e.g. roof and cavity wall insulation), floor insulation accounts for only 2% of the 964,401 insulation methods delivered under ECO, due to various technical and commercial barriers. A TSB SMART Proof of Market study confirmed potential demand for a low cost/high impact solution to unlock the potential in the floor insulation market. The experienced management and advisory team together with established contractors, such as the Green Building Store and Ecologistics Ltd will develop a "Beta" device tested and verified with suitable insulation material, de-risk the business and deliver the Project objectives within the 161,264 budget in 15 months.

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