[Greenbuilding] Nansulate insulation

[Lawrence Lile]

http://nanopore.com/thermal2.html

" Insulated Shipping Containers

NanoPore(tm) VIPs and inserts have been used extensively in insulated shipping applications both as single use to replace or supplement to
conventional polyurethane (PU) or expanded polystyrene (EPS) shipping systems and in reusable applications. Advantages include
 reduction in package size/weight, reduced shipping costs and longer product lifetimes. For more informantion on insulated shipping click here"


Somewhere in the world, one of these vacuum insulated shipping containers is probably available for surplus.  Some enterprising scrounger is going to have one really high tech recycled house!  

Now, this also means that there are conventional insulated shipping containers.  Hmmm...   I never realized there was such a thing.  Everyone, no doubt, has seen the houses built out of shipping containers.  Could you buy one surplus pre-insulated with conventional foam?  Cool!  




--Lawrence Lile


> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-
> bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Norman Feldman
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:43 AM
> To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org
> Subject: [Greenbuilding] Nansulate insulation
> 
> A few years ago Serious Materials had Thermarock, a sheetrock with builtin
> Aerogel. I don't see it on their website now, though, so it might have been
> discontinued.
> http://www.greenformat.com/products/1700-ThermaRock-240-245
> 
> VIP panels (vacuum insulated panels) are thin with high R-value. Two manufacturers
> I was in touch with in 2009:
> http://nanopore.com/
> 1/2" was R20. contact was Doug Smith, smith at nanopore.com
> 
> http://www.va-q-tec.com/paneele_en,2753.html
> 12 mm thick panel with R value of 11 (55-70 Euros/square meter) and a 40mm thick
> panel (two 20mm panels), R37 (140-180 Euros/sq.meter). The R values and prices
> have probably changed since then. The contact person was Dr. Roland Caps,
> Caps at va-q-tec.com.
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