Aerogels Australia , Spaceloft
Twenty years ago, if one had mentioned in passing the affects of our carbon footprints and its impact on the future of our children, most would have glanced at their pedicure and wondered what difference their one footprint could possibly make on their generation of minions to come.
Thankfully now, unless you have been living under a rock, it has become much more of an urgent pandemic; a situation in which we must pay attention to, and abide by with the everyday goings of our lives.
With all of the public scrutiny surrounding global awareness, its not surprising the market has expressed a need for the building industry to step up to the plate and find its social responsibility gene.
Enter Aerogel Spaceloft the world’s best insulating fabric, together with Aerogels Australia, and their innovative thermal insulation solutions. Generally, when one thinks insulation, immediately the old batt stuffed in a cavity comes to mind, however; Spaceloft’s composition & its thermal performance seriously reducing HVAC costs, and its acoustic benefits – are all positives within a lightweight thin insulating fabric.
Due to its innovation, Spaceloft has become an architects best friend, “where freeform architectural designs and energy efficiency are project critical success factors…perfectly suited for commercial, residential or Industrial builds delivering a perfect composite that still allows us the comforts of our decadent lifestyle, minus the guilt.
There’s a new kid in town in the building industry, and Aerogels Australia has arrived just in time during the markets pursuit of sourcing products that assist in reducing our carbon footprint with an ever-urgent need to cut our energy demand. Established in 2004, once this innovative form of insulation is universally utilized, it will hopefully eliminate the conventional insulating materials in the market, already proven to be redundant. Spaceloft provides a 200 – 800 % improvement on conventional insulation products with up to 70% reductions in heating/cooling loads.
Everything considered, this new form of insulation can not only be used in its traditional form, but furthermore used for blinds and awnings. Surprisingly just 2mm of Aerogel will provide a higher thermal performance than a double glazed window, ability to withstand harsh extremes seasonal weather; protecting against extreme heat in summer and shielding against subzero temperatures. Given Spaceloft’s quality, rest assure it will be still performing when your children are experiencing their turn at the middle age spread.
Does this all sound a little too good to be true? Not so, Director of Aerogels Australia, Simeon Caric was quick to explain when posed with this question.
“The market was well overdue for a more environmentally conscious product—with all of the other additional benefits mentioned—and the older utilized methods being so archaic, thus making the newer evolved method appear much more extreme in comparison, when realistically, its right on par with the markets evolutionary demands and requirements.”
Furthermore, I'll put my money on blind faith, given prior to Aspen Aerogel establishing the product; this was initially engineered for use by NASA, suggesting in itself that it has been established by scientists who actually know their stuff. We’ve got to give it to NASA, first they design a bed you can jump up and down on without spilling your glass of red wine, and then an insulation that not only has all of the mentioned architectural benefits, but also leaves consumers with one less preoccupation with carbon footprints. Instead, leaving more time for environmental purists to concern themselves with the plight of the South American white salamander & walk upon our beaches, leaving behind the only kind of footprint we are happy to see.
The introduction of Spaceloft acts as a promising industry solution—providing we keep up with the undoing of the unhealthy habits of our consumer purchasing past. Lets hope our friends, the developers, who are a little slower in warming to this whole global warming pandemic, buy into this Spaceloft solution sometime very soon – and not just for the sustainability aspect, or the aesthetics, but furthermore, for the capital value it brings to architecture.
Article : Michele Serdar - Scottsdale AZ
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