Road to Birmingham. |
As you may be aware, we previously attended the 2017 finals in Birmingham. To qualify for this year's event, we won the 'NI Young Engineers of the Year' (you can read about this on our About page). Now looking to the future, we aim to build on our successes by further developing the LifeSeries and Insul-ate as a company.
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The LifeRoof. |
For this year's event, our main development is the LifeRoof. The LifeRoof, along with the LifeBlock, creates a complete housing solution. A key design feature of the LifeRoof is that it doubles as a pallet during the transportation phase. To read more about the LifeRoof, please visit our 'About' page.
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Guttering System. |
One of Insul-ate's aims is to create a sustainable future. We aim to create more ways of achieving this, in addition to the LifeBlock house. Therefore, we have implemented a guttering system to collect water using the LifeRoof. You can find out more information on our 'About' page.
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Sponsor a Block. |
Something we considered this year are the reasons people donate to charity and how we could differentiate Insul-ate. With the Sponsor a Block scheme, we want to reward donors by showing them the impact they make with their kind donations. Many people don't see the benefit of donating to charity or dislike the lack of transparency. This scheme aims to change that. You can find out more on our 'Sponsoring' page.
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The App. |
The app is designed around the 'Sponsor a Block' scheme. It will make the scheme more convenient for users through the use of QR codes. To read more, please click here.
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Design Adaptations. |
Following our research, we have made some minor but possibly vital design changes. The two main changes are; that there is now only one compartment in the LifeBlock, and filleting the edges. We made these decisions as the join in the middle would weaken the structure and fillets create superior corner strength. You can find more information regarding the LifeBlock design on our 'About' page.
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Data. |
Another general improvement this year is our data. Following feedback, we have conducted more research into specific prices, measurements and statistics. Most of this information is available on our 'Portfolio' page. In general, we have conducted more thorough research which, in turn, has enabled us to adapt our products with more technical and complex understanding.
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Our PowerPointA brief overview of our product.
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Keep up to Date.The best way to keep up to date with news and information is via our Twitter, @Insul-ate.
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