Gone West Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Costly at the moment. Will aerogel ever be cheap though? https://newatlas.com/aerobrick-aerogel-brick/53001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Surely there's a cold bridge through the clay lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Only a small thermal bridge though, and the effect of that thermal bridge will be reduced by the surrounding insulation, probably to the point where the thin, offset, webs connecting the inside and outside faces can be considered to be long 2D heat loss paths. The increased length of those heat loss paths, created by the offsets, means that the thermal resistance may well be quite high. Even though brick as a material may not be a great insulator, make the thermal path long enough and it could well be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 28 minutes ago, Onoff said: Surely there's a cold bridge through the clay lines? For a bit more cash you could clad the outside with aerogel lined MgO boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_s Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Let's hope the price reduces but as with all construction, it's only as good as the guy doing the work. If I look at how my house is built and the work I've down so far to fix it, these bricks in the wrong hands are a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Ah aerogel ! n years ago couldn’t buy a small portion now I can . 10 years from now ( or another technology ) will be more affordable. I do notice the building industry is very slow to change . As an ex software engineer- 3 years later you’ve moved on !! Edited February 10, 2018 by pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said: Interesting Another interesting building related one. https://newatlas.com/super-wood-stronger-steel/53307/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, PeterStarck said: Another interesting building related one. https://newatlas.com/super-wood-stronger-steel/53307/ Ive never seen two guys so happy to be holding each others wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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