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Project: School extension in West London, including classrooms, internet cafe and dance studio

Solution: Kalwall® light-diffusing insulated walls filled with Nanogel® aerogel were used on the south façade
of the buildings to house additional classrooms, a new combined assembly hall/performance area, a dance studio, and an internet café & study area. This is four times better than insulating glass units and is equivalent to a solid wall. It means that architects can achieve the highest energy saving while introducing large areas of
daylight through surfaces which might otherwise be solid and opaque.

Technical details:

  • Kalwall panels: 70 mm thick
  • U-value: 0.28 (W/m².K)
  • Solar factor: 0.11
  • Light transmission: 12 %

Owner: Buckinghamshire County Council

Architect: Jacobs UK (Architecture) Ltd

Nanogel partner: