This project integrated current retrofitting methods with newly-developed robotic technology. A shingle system was designed that may be robotically or manually installed to improve the building envelope of existing structures. The design is based on classic shingle installation, as shingles have historically proven to be a cheap and practical aspect of residential facades. To modernize traditional shingle design, an insulated shingle was developed, which can interface with an inchworm robot to provide an automated installation process. By utilizing Therm analysis, structural testing with an Instron, and experimental water tightness tests, many designs were created before recommending a final design and recommendations for material research, cost analysis, and mass fabrication processes.

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Creator

• Crist, William
• Hirsch, Hannah
• Coudrey, Kimberly

Subject

• Energy
• Sustainability
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042722-121332
• 64281

Keyword

• Insulation
• Architectural Engineering
• Retrofitting
• Energy Crisis
• Civil Engineering
• Robotic Construction

Advisor

• Pinciroli, Carlo
• Liu, Shichao
• Rahbar, Nima
• Van Dessel, Steven

Year

• 2022

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2022-04-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Architectural Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright