Robust Super Insulation at a Competitive Price
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2017068574
- Lead Agency
- Energy Commission (California Energy Commission)
- Document Title
- Robust Super Insulation at a Competitive Price
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 6/29/2017
- Document Description
- This agreement will create a cost-effective, robust super insulation material for building envelopes. The agreement is intended to increase the R-value of insulation suitable for retrofit projects by 2-4 times the R-value of current insulation at a lower total cost.
- Contact Information
-
Karen Perrin
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone : (916) 327-1467
Location
- Cities
- Berkeley
- Counties
- Alameda
- Other Location Info
- City: Berkeley 94720 1 Cyclotron Road
- Other Information
- City: Berkeley 94720 1 Cyclotron Road
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- S: 15306
- Reasons for Exemption
- Cal. Code Regs., Title 14 Section 15306 provides a CEQA exemption for basic research. The activity funded by this agreement involves development and lab testing of a better thermal insulation material at LBNL's test facility. The improved insulation material is intended to increase the R-value of building insulation and at a lower total cost. The research includes basic data collection with no serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource under Class 6, since the work includes testing in a lab facility.
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