A project piloted at the University of Bradford to create ‘green concrete’ which vastly reduces CO2 production has won a major award. The GreenLegoUse project to create ‘demountable’ concrete blocks has won its category in this year’s Newton Prize Fund awards. The Newton Fund develops science and innovation partnerships that promote
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Old duvets for home insulation!
Reseachers at the University of Brighton recently identified disused stuffed bedding products such as duvets and pillows as a potential material which could be developed into an insulation product. The scoping exercise found that the textile is in plentiful supply but has a problematic waste stream due to its properties, thus the majority of it is being disposed of through landfill.Read more
Also, reuse options are limited due to health and safety concerns, and often the poor quality of used bedding. There are already a number of commercial insulation products on the market that are made from recycled textiles, but the researchers found that none utilise stuffed bedding products. This presents an interesting opportunity to research the viability of developing an insulation product to harness this problem waste stream, which was originally engineered for insulation purposes.
1000 Passivhaus builds milestone passed
Over 1000 Passivhaus buildings have now been certified in the UK. The UK Passivhaus Trust also suggest that expect growth in use of the green building methodology is likely to accelerate, with a significant number of schemes in the pipeline.Read more
The 1000 units include both new buildings and buildings retrofitted to the EnerPHit standard – which is based on similar design and testing criteria. These contrasting projects show how the Passivhaus standard can be applied to any kind of building, for all sorts of client, and can help satisfy a range of priorities.
