U-Vacua, Saves snowmen and your energy bills

Jan 21st – Green

Insulation is a great product. It’s used for all types of things, from keeping refrigerators cold to regulating the temperature of your home. Those clever clogs at Panasonic have come up with a new insulation product called U-Vacua. Its delightfully great. And to show just how awesome it is, they decided to transport a snowman (yes, an actual snowman) from Japan to Bahrain without any kind of refrigeration, only a box covered in U-Vacua. Wow.

From Panasonic:

Panasonic U-Vacua is a high performance vacuum insulation panel (VIP) with very low thermal conductivity that performs about 20 times better than standard urethane foam. The core structure, made using a proprietary molding technology, is wrapped in laminate film to create a low vacuum inside and control thermal conduction. U-Vacua’s improved performance saves space while increasing the energy efficiency of refrigeration applications, home appliances, buildings, and any products that require low energy loss from heat transfer.

Useful stuff then!

via:[Gizmodo]
source:[Popsci]
[Panasonic]

Posted by at Jan 21st 2011

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  • Dennis Maq Crook

    This will be great if the cost makes it feasible to build buildings with this type insulation. We at EcoBuilt Efficient Buildings have been using high R28 walls and R60 ceilings and insulation is our biggest cost. Using smaller dimension thickness will allow us to save on other structural costs if it is the right price. How can we find out more?
    Dennis of EcoBuiltEfficientBuildings.com