James McGowan, R&D product designer for Monodraught, a specialist in ‘natural ventilation, natural daylight, and natural cooling systems’, discusses the development of Cool-phase, the company’s latest innovative application of phase change material (PCM) as a thermal energy store used to actively ventilate and cool buildings.
As he explains, when the company decided to re-design an already successful product to further enhance its performance, the use of 3D modelling greatly speeded up prototyping, and helped the design process progress considerably more quickly.
Winning the prestigious 2013 Impax Ashden Award for Energy Innovation for our Cool-phase natural cooling system (The Ashden Awards ‘bring to light ground-breaking green energy champions in the UK and developing world and inspire others to follow’) was a real boost for everyone at Monodraught, because the whole company has been involved in the system’s development over the past few years. Designing and manufacturing sustainable products that reduce energy consumption is a worthwhile objective for any company, and at Monodraught we relish it as a longterm mission. Nowhere is the challenge greater than in our R&D Department. The application of phase change material reflects the ethos of the Monodraught team to apply the most advanced concepts of modern science and technology to create ground-breaking and innovative products.
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