Below are current building envelope projects. See also past projects.

May 10, 2019

Active Insulation Systems

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN

September 23, 2020

Advanced Manufacturing for Building Envelope Retrofits

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN. Partner: Autodesk – San Rafael, CA.

April 8, 2019

An Ultralow Thermal Conductivity Material

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN

March 4, 2019

Anisotropic Thermal Management for Building Envelopes

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN

April 8, 2019

Developing Accurate Test Equipment and Methods for Measuring the Thermal Performance of Small Samples of Insulation Having Low Thermal Conductivity

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN Partner: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

October 10, 2017

Development of Isocyanurate-Based Super Insulation at Atmospheric Pressure (SIAP), with Target Resistance R-12 hr·ft2·°F/Btu·in

Lead Performer: Fraunhofer USA, Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) – Boston, MA

March 5, 2019

Dynamic Phononic Metamaterial (DPM) for Building Envelopes

Lead Performer: Argonne National Laboratory – Lemont, IL Partner: Alcorix Co. — Plainfield, IL

April 8, 2019

Evacuated Spheres for Closed-Cell Vacuum Insulation Systems

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN

July 13, 2020

Innovative Technologies to Overcome Interface Challenges for Wall Retrofit Systems

Lead Performer: National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Golden, CO