Lead Performer: InventWood, LLC – College Park, MD
Partner: University of Maryland – College Park, MD
DOE Total Funding: $150,000
Project Term: July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Funding Type: Small Business Innovation Research
Project Objective
The project will use a unique technique of delignified wood to create a bio-derived nanocellulose material for advanced building insulation. The project team will develop a green thermal insulation material out of wood that is light, strong, super thermal insulating and extremely cost-effective. The material can also be added onto walls of existing buildings.
Project Impact
By using natural wood as the starting material, this technology will be a green, cost-effective, and scalable way to insulate. The developed material will be high-performing yet mechanically strong, as to be used as a load-bearing material, and will be suitable for energy-efficiency building retrofit applications.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Sven Mumme
Lead Performer: Amy Gong, InventWood, LLC