[Greenbuilding] Vacuum insulation panels...

[Gordon Howell -- Howell Mayhew Engineering]

A colleague just returned from the 2011 Korean Architectural Festival 
and Fair in Seoul.

He encountered a display from a Korean company that is now offering 
vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) on commercial basis for appliances 
and buildings under the brand name 'ENERVAC'.  He was impressed. One 
of the products they offer is a VIP encapsulated in a thin layer of 
EPS (see attached photo). It provides improved protection to the VIP 
when handled on the job-site and makes it easier to install when 
using EIFS. They indicated that the cost of ENERVAC VIPs are about 3x 
higher than the equivalent amount of conventional foam insulation. If 
they can get the cost down through higher volumes and also address 
concerns about the long-term persistence of the vacuum, VIPs could be 
a real game-changer with respect to net-zero energy homes and buildings.

Comments?

+Gordon Howell
Edmonton
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