Thermal Spray Coating Significantly Reduces Energy Consumption
ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan’s largest and a leading global high-tech research and development institution, has introduced Spray-IT™, an eco-friendly thermal spray coating for use on glass and building material to lower energy costs. Spray-IT can be applied easily to windows or tile surfaces on existing or new buildings via an inexpensive high-pressure spray mechanism to block harmful UV rays into and heat leakage out of buildings. The technology provides the first affordable green option, at one-tenth the cost of traditional coatings, to address the $75 billion existing market for heat-reflective window glass projected for 2012. Spray-IT received the 2011 Wall Street Journal – Technology Innovation Award for this breakthrough technology.
Cooling costs account for approximately 20 percent of the average U.S. home’s electric bill. In warmer states, air conditioning could account for up to 70 percent of monthly energy bills.1 In office buildings, as much as 23 percent of energy costs are cooling-related and 25 percent are heating-related.2 When applied to window glass or external tiles, Spray-IT’s green thermal insulation coating can significantly reduce energy bills and the harmful cumulative effects mass energy consumption has on the environment.