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| First Nanogel project in the UK  The first Kalwall + Nanogel project in the UK has been built in Hemsworth, an old mining-town in Yorkshire. The Wakefield local authorities commissioned Atkins architects to design serviced offices using the very latest thinking and technology in sustainable energy building. The Kalwall cladding system was chosen because of its unique ability to distribute evenly diffused daylight into the offices, without shadows, glare and hotspots and without the need for curtains or blinds. The performance of the cladding system was dramatically enhanced by incorporating Nanogel, the silica aerogel manufactured the Cabot Corporation.Nanogel is the world’s lightest and best insulating solid material. By using it within the Kalwall panels a U value of 0.28, W/m2.K was achieved. Externally, the cladding presents the appearance of clean and unfettered full height walls. Kalwall + Nanogel provides designers with the technology to have translucent facades or roofs as energy efficient as a solid wall and to introduce daylight through surfaces which would normally be opaque. These performance benefits have important implications for Part L. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |