Butterfly Indoor Air Quality System integration with Building Management Systems

Butterfly 室内空气质量系统与楼宇管理系统集成

• 批准号: 10046934
• 金额: $ 6.37万
• 依托单位: FLUTTERLAB LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10046934
• 关键词: Butterfly; Indoor; Air; Quality; System

The unifying element for analysis of human health and wellbeing and environmental sustainability lies in the air that we breathe. Health and Sustainability have previously been conflicted in the built environment where we spend 90% of our lives, because the former requires maximised introduction of fresh air whereas the latter requires maximised recirculation of existing air.The scale of the problem is most prominently highlighted through the emergence of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). 1/3rd of industrialised country building stock is prone to SBS (WHO). Numerous neurotoxic and carcinogenic pollutants concentrated in commercial buildings induce headaches, eye, nose and throat irritation, fatigue and difficulty concentrating, alongside respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. This is a worsening trend, potentially causing 4m deaths p.a. (International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)).Existing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) monitors do not provide the required quality of information to allow the Building Management Services industry to make this an intelligent process. Existing monitors regularly claim this facility, but cannot demonstrate it sufficiently to allow their technology to be embedded within critical infrastructure systems.Butterfly is developing a suite of devices which measure IAQ to an unparalleled level of accuracy. We have a patented LaminAIR flow technology, which allows us to constantly measure free gas around the room preventing re-circulated or stagnant air corrupting results (an industry-wide limitation). Our precision is so good it uniquely enables early trend detection and allows issue resolution in advance. We have gained traction with market leaders regarding integration within their systems. This project is to develop bespoke connectivity and data infrastructure and then trial this at 6 locations within Imperial College London's city-centre campus (they will independently validate results). Mutual Letters-of-Intent with joint-technology development commitment have been exchanged, including undertakings with Blueair-Unilever Sweden, Halton Group Finland and Imperial College London where trials will be undertaken and validation established.

分析人类健康和福祉以及环境可持续性的统一要素在于我们呼吸的空气。此前，在我们度过 90% 生命的建筑环境中，健康与可持续发展一直是冲突的，因为前者需要最大限度地引入新鲜空气，而后者则需要最大限度地再循环现有空气。问题的严重性通过病态建筑综合症（SBS）的出现。工业化国家 1/3 的建筑存量容易发生 SBS（世界卫生组织）。商业建筑中集中的许多神经毒性和致癌污染物会引起头痛、眼、鼻和喉咙刺激、疲劳和注意力不集中，以及呼吸系统和心血管疾病。这种趋势正在恶化，每年可能导致 400 万人死亡。 （国际 WELL 建筑研究所 (IWBI)）。现有的室内空气质量 (IAQ) 监测仪无法提供建筑管理服务行业实现智能流程所需的信息质量。现有监测仪经常声称拥有此设施，但无法充分证明其技术能够嵌入关键基础设施系统中。Butterfly 正在开发一套设备，能够以无与伦比的准确度测量 IAQ。我们拥有获得专利的 LaminAIR 流量技术，使我们能够不断测量房间周围的游离气体，防止再循环或停滞空气破坏结果（行业范围内的限制）。我们的精度非常高，能够独特地实现早期趋势检测并提前解决问题。我们在市场领导者的系统集成方面获得了关注。该项目旨在开发定制连接和数据基础设施，然后在伦敦帝国理工学院市中心校园内的 6 个地点进行试验（他们将独立验证结果）。双方已交换了具有联合技术开发承诺的相互意向书，其中包括与瑞典 Blueair-Unilever、芬兰 Halton Group 和伦敦帝国理工学院的承诺，将进行试验并建立验证。