Building Technology Update for Feb. 6, 2010
Space age materials coming to a building near you that will make them last longer, require less maintenance and possibly even in some ways repair themselves! Sounds kind of like a side show barker in carnivals of old doesn’t it?
Well all of the above and more may be just over the horizon. First up is an existing, very cool technology, aerogel. Aerogel, also known as frozen smoke has been used in space suits and in the Mar’s Rover missions and is potentially the best insulating material around. However it is very expensive, but as you can read at Treehugger (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/aerogel-getting-cheaper-inexpensive-enough-for-insulation.php?campaign=th_rss_design) that may be changing.
Excerpt:
“Aspen Aerogels has started selling aerogel blankets for use as insulation in buildings.
“Aspen Aeorgels says that its Spaceloft blankets have two to four times the insulating value per inch compared to fiberglass or foam. It’s also relatively easy to work with, allows water vapor to pass through, and is fire resistant–a common demonstration of aerogels is to have a person fire a Bunsen burner below the aerogel while putting a hand on the top side.” (source)
The fact that it’s just 2 to 4 times better than fiberglass or foam makes me think that they paid a pretty big performance price to bring costs down, since pure aerogel would provider higher thermal insulation, but it’s still a pretty big step in the right direction. We’re not talking about a few percent improvement. Over time, in a big building, this could represent a lot of heat that would otherwise leak out (or heat that would leak in when the air conditioning is on).”
Next up we something a little more prosaic in a process for trapping CO2 from industrial flue gases and using the resulting calcium to make concrete . The story is on Ecofriend (http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/researchers-develop-greener-concrete-that-captures-co2-from-flue-gases/) and it seems like a very simple process.
Excerpt:
“The company’s process converts carbon in industrial flue emissions into components of concrete and asphalt. The process, Carbonate Mineralization by Aqueous Precipitation, or CMAP, involves running flue gases through pH-adjusted seawater or alkaline brine water. This converts the CO2 to calcium and/or magnesium carbonate that can easily be precipitated and dried and later used as cement.”
Now we start to get really out there with a Hydrogel that may be strong enough to replace plastics. Now I don’t really pretend to understand the science on this one, but these gels that are virtually petroleum free constructs really cause the imagination to soar! The story is again on Treehugger (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/liquid-terminator-robot-closer-to-reality.php?campaign=th_rss_science) and in the article they are saying that this stuff might what the robot in Terminator 2 might have been made of because of its self-healing properties.
Excerpt:
“The humble scientists reporting on their wonder material have only gone so far as to say that it could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, solve environmental problems with plastics and… it is self-healing. Imaginative souls will immediately speculate on the amazing applications materials engineers might dream up. Visionaries have gone so far as to compare this new hydrogel to the liquid robot from Terminator 2. What is the trick?”
Lastly tonight we have the item that to me seems to have the greatest overall potential. Scientists in Turkey have come up with a spay on liquid glass that if what is being said is true could really change the world. The story is lots of places but Treehugger had the best write up (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/spray-on-liquid-glass-sio2-nanopool.php?campaign=th_rss_design).
Excerpt:
“The flexible and breathable glass coating is approximately 100 nanometres thick (500 times thinner than a human hair), and so it is completely undetectable. It is food safe, environmentally friendly (winner of the Green Apple Award) and it can be applied to almost any surface within seconds . When coated, all surfaces become easy to clean and anti- microbially protected (Winner of the NHS Smart Solutions Award ). Houses, cars, ovens, wedding dress or any other protected surface become stain resistant and can be easily cleaned with water ; no cleaning chemicals are required. Amazingly a 30 second DIY application to a sink unit will last for a year or years, depending on how often it is used. But it does not stop there – the coatings are now also recognised as being suitable for agricultural and in-vivo application. Vines coated with SiO2 don’t suffer from mildew, and coated seeds grow more rapidly without the need for anti-fungal chemicals. This will result in farmers in enjoying massively increased yields . Trials for in-vivo applications are subject to a degree of secrecy, but Neil McClelland, the UK Project Manager for Nanopool GmbH, describes the results as “stunning”. “Items such as stents can be coated, and this will create anti sticking features – catheters , and sutures which are a source of infection, will also cease to be problematic.“
This is truly amazing stuff that I hope proves out and comes to market soon if only for the anti-graffiti properties for buildings!
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Add comment February 6, 2010
Growing your own air, worth the effort or not?
I have been looking at and studying the various articles that purport to let you improve your own personal indoor environment with the addition of more and in sometimes specific plants to your home or office.
I am of two minds on the subject in that logically since photosynthesis generates breathable oxygen and uses up carbon dioxide, at least according to the science classes I had in high school and college. there should be some truth to this assertion. However the real question comes from the other effects that result from going down this path.
The article found on the Healthy Child Blog (http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/growing_fresh_air_with_8_powerful_plants/) is typical of one type that pushes this agenda with specific plants with incomplete science to back up their assertions. The main problem with this article is that they don’t mention the shear number of plants it will take to actually make a measurable difference in your space. Also look down in the comments section on this article and you find that there are often other concerns, especially with the toxicity of the plants being suggested. I know from experience that trying to specify a set of plants for my backyard that weren’t toxic to either my children or pets was a substantial task and set my remodel back weeks.
Now I have an example of the better type of article on this subject from TED.com (http://www.ted.com/talks/kamal_meattle_on_how_to_grow_your_own_fresh_air.html). If you have not experienced the TED talks I also encourage you to spend some time on the site and simply wander, the breadth of the topics covered is amazing. However in this talk the presenter gets into some specifics with his example in a commercial space. Depending on the section of his talk you either need 11 or 4 plants per person, they need to be tended daily including cleaning leaves along with the other issues of having live plants in an interior space.
In a commercial space you shouldn’t have the toxicity concerns and if his numbers prove out the 20% increase in productivity should easily cover any costs of maintenance. In my 20 plus years of caring for buildings there are always issues with live plants regarding insects and seepage on the carpet and the like. These can all be addressed up front with some simple rules like no dumping your old coffee in the plants and maintaining pans under all of the locations.
I know that NASA and other government space agencies have been studying this topic for years and so the data coming from these sources should be sound. Therefore I think that a little shopping for plants at least in my home office may be in order. I will keep you updated on my observations!
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Add comment January 16, 2010
Building Technology Update for Dec. 26, 2009
Hope that you all are having a wonderful holiday time wherever you are. Tonight I have three entries into the neat new building technology category!
First we have an entry from Panasonic, reported by Green Beat (http://green.venturebeat.com/2009/12/24/panasonics-new-home-battery-could-store-a-weeks-worth-of-electricity/) where they are proposing battery technology that may be able to store a weeks worth of energy for your home.
Excerpt: ” Panasonic is charging into the green space headlong — first with deals to supply batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles — and now announcing that it will launch a massive lithium-ion storage battery capable of powering an average home for up to a week, the company says.”
Next we have Hemcrete, a brick type material made from you guessed it, Hemp using a lime binder. The article on Gajitz.com (http://gajitz.com/not-just-for-macrame-carbon-negative-hemp-buildings/) covers the subject matter well with only a slight wistfulness about the illegality of the source material. However it is probably time to rethink the use of this very versatile material and maybe our lawmakers will give it a look again under this new administration. I especially like the thought of being able to recycle the material when you tear a building down into fertilizer!
Last tonight we have a wallpaper that is stronger than the wall it is used on. Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/node/42027) has a great article on a material used like wallpaper to make a building blast resistant. I really like the idea and the possible other uses that aren’t in a war zone. I can easily imagine being able to better stabilize older buildings here in earthquake prone California where I live.
Excerpt: “X-Flex bonds so tightly, it helps walls keep their shape after blast waves. Two layers are strong enough to stop a blunt object, like a flying 2×4, from knocking down drywall. During our tests, just a single layer kept a wrecking ball from smashing through a brick wall. The wallpaper’s strength and ductility is derived from a layer of Kevlar-like material sandwiched by sheets of elastic polymer wrap. The combination works so well that the Army is now considering wallpapering bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Civilians could soon start remodeling too—Berry Plastics plans to develop a commercial version next year.”
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Add comment December 26, 2009
Formaldehyde in your Home
It is amazing to me the number of items that can emit this “organic” gas into your living space. Being a life long serious asthmatic this chemical is a considerable threat to my health and well being. To quote from the EPA web site :
“Formaldehyde, a colorless, pungent-smelling gas, can cause watery eyes, burning sensations in the eyes and throat, nausea, and difficulty in breathing in some humans exposed at elevated levels (above 0.1 parts per million). High concentrations may trigger attacks in people with asthma. There is evidence that some people can develop a sensitivity to formaldehyde. It has also been shown to cause cancer in animals and may cause cancer in humans. Health effects include eye, nose, and throat irritation; wheezing and coughing; fatigue; skin rash; severe allergic reactions. May cause cancer. May also cause other effects listed under “organic gases.”
This stuff is not only naturally occurring due to combustion of certain products but is also present in items as varied as the furniture (pressed board variety, think IKEA and other flat pack stuff) to your permanent press clothing! The main EPA site on the subject is here: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html
A few days ago the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the first ever study covering concentration levels of this wonderful chemical in the home ( http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/apr/past/04-310.pdf). What they found is that in large number of homes, especially newer ones that the concentrations of formaldehyde are at levels that can cause illness. A large part of the problem is that modern homes are often too tight, that is not receiving enough ventilation and exchanges of outside air and this allow dangerous levels of chemicals and other contaminants to build up.
This is especially concerning during the winter months where most folks really work on minimizing the intrusion of that outside cold air. The release of formaldehyde is accelerated by higher temperatures so it is also a good idea to not crank that heater up into the 80’s if you can stand to keep it lower. You should also check with manufacturers of products you plan on purchasing to determine if they are produced using formaldehyde and consider other brands with different manufacturing processes. Or at least let the item sit out in the garage for a week to let the majority of the off-gassing occur outside of your living space.
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1 comment December 19, 2009
The Before and After of Disaster Housing
I ran across a couple of pages the Thanksgiving weekend that I just had to share. There is always a lot of discussion about disaster both natural and man made and how would our shelter hold up.
To start with we have a great story on WebUrbanist (http://weburbanist.com/2009/11/08/blown-to-smithereens-the-secret-story-of-survival-town/) that is all about the Nevada Test Site. Yes that lovely place where the United States did it nuclear testing. On the test site is a place called Survivor Town that was built to study the effects of these weapons on structures and typical city infrastructure. All I can say is that I am glad that I didn’t live there!
Next we have a post on 10 Sustainable solutions for shelter after a disaster from Ecofriend.org (http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/10-sustainable-housing-solutions-to-tide-across-calamities/). I particularly like the HOMErgent for overall practicality and trying to cover all the bases.
Excerpt: 
“The HOMErgent is an emergency housing structure that can be quickly set up with minimal effort. Based on a unique Hexayurt design, the HOMErgent can be quickly dispatched to affected zones as it comes in a flat fold-able design. Unlike conventional tents, the HOMErgent lasts for almost 20 years, thus making it an excellent proposition to be reused while required. To make it a truly sustainable structure, the HOMErgent is endowed with solar, wind and geothermal generators for powering the needs of it’s occupants. Quite impressive!“
Lastly I couldn’t resist the house that is a disaster waiting to happen, Sri Lanka’s Magma Plug fortress. This amazing site is a ancient fortress carved from a magma plug. The article says “in what used to be a volcano”, but I don’t think there is an ever used to be about it. Volcano’s are pretty much forever, they just take long rest breaks.
So enjoy while you can as it is certainly amazing in many ways not the least is the amount of work it took to create!
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2 comments November 28, 2009
Amazing Architecture for November 10, 2009
There has been quite a crop of wonderful posts across the web related to interesting and amazing buildings and architecture this week. Everything from an apartment building that floats to what happens to your house as the result of a nuclear bomb!
I would like to start with a personal preference a post on Spotcoolstuff.com (http://travel.spotcoolstuff.com/shopping/worlds-best-bookstores) which is all about the world’s coolest looking bookstores.
Next we go from one religion (books certainly count!) to another where we have some amazing churches in a post on Neatorama.com (http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/07/10-divinely-designed-churches/)
St. Basil’s Cathedral at night (Image Credit: rwike77 [Flickr])
Now from a new site to me, Boredpanda.com( http://www.boredpanda.com/top-33-worlds-strangest-buildings/) we have a collection of some oldies but goodies as far as weird and wonderful buildings go as well as a few new ones. I especially like the Lotus Temple in Delphi India!
We also have a concept project potentially to be built in the Netherlands that is a floating apartment building. The information comes from Designboom.com (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/7316/waterstudio-nl-the-citadel-water-apartment-complex.html) and the concept looks pretty neat. I can imagine a usefulness in a country that is below sea level where floating buildings might someday be very necessary!
Lastly tonight we have from a favorite site of mine, Weburbanist (http://weburbanist.com/2009/11/08/blown-to-smithereens-the-secret-story-of-survival-town/) we have the story of Survival town or what happens to your building in the face of a nuclear attack! A single picture can’t do the sight justice so I really encourage you to click the link above and go through the entire post.
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Add comment November 10, 2009
Building Technology Update for Oct. 18, 2009
It has been a busy week for Building Technology. Commercial buildings consume a disproportionate amount of electricity and other resources so anything we as building owners or managers can make great strides toward reducing our carbon footprint and our overall impact on both our local environment as well as the planet as a whole.
First up we have a new “green” concrete product call “Megacrete” that uses come of the waste by-products of petroleum and water treatment plants in conjunction with a concrete product made from flyash also a byproduct of coal fired power plants. The story is here on Ecofriend (http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/eco-tech-mad-scientist-proposes-megacrete-for-greener-buildings-of-tomorrow/) and it seems like this should be a slam dunk for adoption.
Next on Environmental Leader (http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/intelligent-lighting-controls-deliver-roi-in-3-years/) is an interesting story about the return on investment (ROI) for technology that has been around for some time, building automation systems specifically about interior lighting control. The story maintains that the ROI is about 3 years, pretty much the gold standard on that type of analysis. I personally am confident to present for approval this sort of project if the time frame is 3 years or less.
Also on Environmental Leader (http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/roof-tiles-would-save-energy-by-turning-color/) is a neat report on roof tiles that are color changeable in response to outside temperature. Great idea, my building has a mood ring fro a roof! Seriously I think that this is a great idea and very practical if they can make the next step where it is a spray on coating.
On Sustainable Business they are asking, “Why not green walls as well as green roofs?” (http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19050). I am not sure that this is a great idea as it sounds very resource intensive to take care of from a building management and maintenance perspective. The original article on MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33294221/ns/us_news-environment/) shows a great picture of the installation and it would give me nightmares if I was the manager of the building and had to take care of it. Can you imagine doing a request for proposal where a part of the description is that the garden to be taken care of is on a vertical surface 75 feet in the air? I can hear the laughter now. I also predict that these will be gone in a year due to the high cost of maintenance.
Lastly tonight I am including the story about James Dyson’s latest neat trick. The story on Treehugger (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/dyson-air-multiplier-bladeless-cooling-machine-fan.php?dcitc=th_rss_design) has great pictures. He has come up with what he call an air multiplier, or what looks to me like a blade less fan. I can think of a great many applications for this, preschools anyone? My wife was a teacher of young children for quite a while and I can remember the near misses stories even now. I can see schools and teachers lining up for these. Also you could place it in font of a window and still be able to see out with little blocking the view.
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Add comment October 18, 2009
Need Efficiency Help? Technology to the Rescue!
Tonight I have several items of new, available technology, some not available yet and finally some that someone should look into!
First lets look at ways to save water. There is a new device that can be used on existing toilets that allow you to do a full flush or half flush. The device is from Brondell (http://www.brondell.com/index.php) and there is a review at Ecofriend (http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/eco-gadgets-perfect-flush-makes-any-toilet-save-up-to-50-water/). I personally think that this is a wonderful idea because it makes the ability to conserve much more approachable. I mean changing out you toilet is while pretty straight forward is still somewhat of an adventure for most folks and this is a way to retrofit an antique you might want or need to keep.
For the commercial application we have a device from Sloan (http://www.sloanvalve.com/index_SOLIS_Flushometer_ENU_HTML.htm) that is a solar powered dual flush unit that determines how much water to use based on how long you have been sitting on the toilet. They claim that the algorithm is very accurate in determining which option to use. Of course you also have an option to press a button to cause the correct option to occur, but who really likes to touch the fixtures in a public restroom?
Next we have a clever device from HAWS (http://www.stayhydrated.net/) called a Hydration station dispenses filtered water (they say polished…) to a variety of sized containers including the now ever present large bottles that we all seem to be using. It is touch free and looks good enough for any office decor. I don’t have an idea on price (I just requested a quote to see..) but it looks very interesting. Just think of the CO2 we can save as well as the oil not making those plastic bottles and delivering them by truck. It will also cut your workman’s compensation insurance because no one will have to place those large bottles on the dispenser anymore!
Now we have an interesting potential solution to the heating and cooling problems we all face. An Italian firm Vetro Ventilato(http://www.vetroventilato.it/uk/funzionamento/) has a complicated, but ingenious window system that helps heat or cool the building they are installed in. I would be interested in seeing some return on investment calculations for a typical office building installation.
We have an entry from the feedback make you save model, TED short for The Energy Detective is a real time monitor of your energy use. TED (http://www.theenergydetective.com/what/overview.html) also of course has software that allows you to collect, graph and analyze your usage over time. They also have announced a partnership with Google’s Powermeter service that I expect will allow you to monitor your usage from anywhere you can get to an internet connection.
I am not sure how useful that this type of device is going to be after the first month of use. I know that I would simply use it to investigate all of the various combinations in my house and eliminate those items that were putting me over the line. Although I can imagine a Facebook limbo type game as in how low can you go in electricity use based on you Google Powermeter page.
Lastly I am going to mention an article on Cleantechnica (http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/10/calling-epa-heat-exchange-can-make-clothes-dryers-efficient/) that I very much agree with. It is about a neat new product that can convert you existing dryer from an energy hog into a much more efficient and safer appliance! While I really like the technology (http://www.dryermiser.com/Home/howitworks/tabid/59/Default.aspx) I really want the EPA to start pushing for dryers to be rated as Energy Star appliances. This will push the manufacturers to try this and other technologies to make the second highest energy consuming appliance in your house much more efficient and safer too.
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2 comments October 11, 2009
Can going Green make our Buildings Sick?
This is a very serious potential situation. We have had several episodes of “sick building syndrome” and if we aren’t careful the trend in building tighter, more efficient buildings may get us there again.
Let’s start with an excellent article on bnet (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3811/is_199904/ai_n8834877/) that goes into the history of sick buildings. It has aa great definition of sick building syndrome from the World Health Organization:
Excerpt: “The classification is made based on the symptoms involved, the number of people having such symptoms, and the duration of the symptoms.5 The World Health Organization has classified the following complaints, or symptoms, under the category of sick building syndrome: (1) mucus membrane irritation – eyes, nose and throat; (2) toxic symptoms – headache, fatigue and irritability; (3) asthma and asthma-like symptoms – chest tightness and wheezing; (4) skin dryness; and (5) gastrointestinal complaints.6 The classification requires that more than twenty percent of the building occupants complain of such problems and that symptoms abate soon after the occupants leave the building.“
The point that the article makes very elegantly is that we have tightened up the building envelope to create greater overall efficiency in regards to the heating and cooling of the spaces, but have neglected the additional sometime complex mechanical ventilation required to make these space livable and even viable long term. As a consultant I have seen many buildings with mold or other problems that can be directly attributed to poor air exchange.
As the article on Green Building Law Update(http://www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com/2009/09/articles/legal-developments/can-green-buildings-cause-sick-building-syndrome/) we seem to be heading down this road again. Only this time it may be from a slightly different cause, that of the off-gassing chemicals found in some building materials, especially formaldehyde. The above article is asking the question and I believe that the answer is probably yes, unfortunately.
This presents real problems, liabilities and dangers for building owners and those who live and work in them. One site MedicineNet.com (http://www.medicinenet.com/sick_building_syndrome/article.htm) has an extensive page on multiple chemical sensitivity where you develop allergies and other medical problems from a sick building. I am sure you can all imagine the nightmare of worker comp claims, law suits and just the lost productivity in your business.
Certainly there are solutions to this problem, but they will all probably involve increased costs, longer return on investment scenarios because in order to do these more efficient, green buildings right requires experienced architects and engineers. It isn’t just the handyman with the caulk gun this time.
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2 comments October 6, 2009
Better Light Bulbs Coming Soon!
It is very interesting to see the emphasis placed on the lowly light bulb in today’s green, new world. Everyone is after some sort of undefined holy grail and they are tying many different paths to reach it.
We of course have the ever present CFL bulb with it small but very hated mercury use and now we have a company that speaks of coming up with a replacement The ESL (Electron Stimulated Luminescence) bulb promises an energy efficient bulb without the mercury and at a lesser cost than the LED options. The story on Greenbang (http://www.greenbang.com/attention-cfl-haters-vu1-says-its-developed-a-better-bulb_11700.html) give a few more details.
Excerpt: “According to Vu1, the ESL technology will offer the full features of incandescent lights — high light quality and color, instant on, true dimmability and an attractive bulb design — without the mercury present in today’s energy-efficient option, CFLs.”
In the next corner we have a new LED bulb from Panasonic. The “EverLED bulb line will premier in Japan in October and if the 19 year life cycle is taken into account the yearly cost is around $2 a year. The article is on Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/15/led-bulb-with-19-year-lifespan-launches-in-japan/).
Lastly we have a different approach on the LED bulb, one that hope to make them more affordable. The story on Ecofriend (http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/eco-gadgets-40-cheaper-led-light-bulbs-pay-for-themselves-in-two-years/) is about the company Eternaled, get the pun? Anyway they claim to have developed a bulb that is 40% cheaper by not having an expensive metal heat sink and instead designing the enclosure to allow air to provide the cooling. It look like a nice concept but I will be very careful where I install these. In my home where most of my ceiling fixtures are in traditional can fixtures I have an overheating problem that shortens bulb life of the CFLs that I use.
I sincerely hope that all of these companies succeed and soon because lighting still takes up the lion share of electricity use and anything that cuts that back is welcome indeed!
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1 comment September 20, 2009
