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Thermal Insulation Strips Conserve Energy
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Flexible aerogel technology developed by Aspen Aerogels, of Northborough, Massachusetts, under SBIR contracts with Kennedy Space Center is now being employed in a building insulation application by Tampa, Florida-based Acoustiblok Inc. The company's Thermablok flexible aerogel strips-easy-to-install and environmentally friendly-are applied to wall studs in buildings to break the thermal bridging between the interior and exterior walls, boosting the insulation factor by as much as 42 percent.