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Evaporative Cooling Building Envelope Materials Created from Waste Glass

Name: grant.marchelli

Location: Seattle WA

Overview: Evaporative systems have been used for centuries to passively cool dwellings and other small buildings. Unfortunately, this efficient means of cooling has not translated well into modern building designs. EnVitrum™ is developing an evaporative cooling material that integrates seamlessly with modern construction practices and makes use of waste stream glass.

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http://www.envitrum.com

Submitted: Mar 15, 2011

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Mar 10 2012 by johns715

Hi, I can see that your technology is in development, but do you have any back of the envelope calculations on the invested energy and cost of your materials as compared to say brick? (Your photo is suggestive of brick, but you could compare to anything else). For example, what is the cost differential between EnVitrum and brick, how much energy goes into X sq feet of cladding, what is your projected R-value, and how much water would be consumed and pumped in an average homeowner application? Thanks!

Mar 23 2011 by STG International

Our process is highly efficient and our products require 80% less production energy when compared to traditional masonry. We are also cheaper in regards to raw materials procurement, because we do not have to mine the glass from the earth. Transportation costs are approximately the same. Water consumption is highly dependent on locale and a number of parameters such as humidity, temperature, and wind speed.

Mar 23 2011 by grant.marchelli

I look forward to learning more. I do believe we're making buildings so tight that we may not be giving them the room they need to "sweat" and "breathe" over time.

Allison

Mar 21 2011 by afriedman

I was thinking of evaporative cooling implemented in air conditioning. The usual air conditioning systems in 99% of the cases produce water condensate. In't it possible to route that condensate with a very low-power peristaltic pump to the condenser unit, where the evaporation of this water could easy on the heat rejection --> normally preformed by extensive aluminum finned radiator and a LARGE fan! I was also thinking to implement this idea in my proposal for "Solar-powered Air Conditioning using absorption refrigeration..." BUT I was unprepared with the whole concept and implementation, so I went to "geothermal cooling". Evaporative cooling would be much more efficient.
At the end I have one question which I could never address in my vague plans for evaporative cooling: If you use tap water, it inevitably contains Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). The system will eventually become clogged by the residue that all that evaporated water left behind. The water has to be VERY LOW in TDS or has to be Demineralized e.g. vie Ion Exchange. However, this step adds-up some of the maintenance cost of the whole thing and eats-up environmental value. I would greatly appreciate your comments. Volen (http://challenge.ecomagination.com/ct/ct_profile.bix?c=home&user_member_id={4268EC2C-91AE-44D6-9F7C-CC45605F8D3E})

Mar 19 2011 by volen

The water that will be used in this system will be treated and will be passed through filters. We have prototypes that have been in service, in poor conditions, for over a year. These prototypes do not exhibit any reduction in the capillary water delivery system, which is largely due to the highly specialized, internal microstructure of our product.

Mar 23 2011 by grant.marchelli

Given the Seattle climate, would this not be a liability, most of the time?

Mar 17 2011 by Bob Stuart

Seattle does not need an evaporative cooling product. Our evaporative cooling products were developed for arid and semi-arid regions. We are developing other products that are engineered for Seattle-like climates (i.e., standard replacements to masonry, tile, siding, etc., and performance products for green walls and roofs).

Mar 23 2011 by grant.marchelli

How close are you to having the technology? Your website is about glass recycling.

Mar 16 2011 by Mera Gao Micro Grid Power

@ Mera Gao Micro Grid Power: We have working prototypes, but we are still in the development phase. Our website is currently under construction; what you see on the website is essentially a placeholder with facts on glass recycling and some information about us.

Mar 16 2011 by grant.marchelli

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