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    majority of insulation in buildings is for thermal purposes, the term also applies to acoustic insulation, fire insulation, and impact insulation (e.g. for...
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    Building insulation materials are the building materials that form the thermal envelope of a building or otherwise reduce heat transfer. Insulation may...
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    is a measure of how well a two-dimensional barrier, such as a layer of insulation, a window or a complete wall or ceiling, resists the conductive flow of...
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    Cellulose insulation is plant fiber used in wall and roof cavities to insulate, draught proof and reduce noise. Building insulation in general is...
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    Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (i.e., the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in...
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  • reduce rates of heat transfer List of insulation materials Building insulation, thermal insulation added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency Insulated...
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    Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) is a general class of non-load bearing building cladding systems that provides exterior walls with an insulated...
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    being used as building insulation. R-value is the term given to thermal resistance to heat flow. The higher the R-value of an insulation product, the more...
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    Carcinogens all biosoluble glass wool used in home and building insulation and for non-insulation products. Similarly, California's Office of Environmental...
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  • components of the building envelope (interstitial) itself, as well as into and out of the interior space, (which can affect building insulation performance...
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  • Cork thermal insulation refers to the use of cork as a material to provide thermal insulation against heat transfer. Cork is suitable as thermal insulator...
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    Styrofoam (category Building insulation materials)
    manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and as a water barrier. This material...
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    Applications of mineral wool include thermal insulation (as both structural insulation and pipe insulation), filtration, soundproofing, and hydroponic...
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  • This is a list of insulation materials used around the world. Typical R-values are given for various materials and structures as approximations based on...
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    Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (usually wheat straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction...
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  • BACnet (category Building automation)
    BACnet is a communication protocol for building automation and control (BAC) networks that use the ASHRAE, ANSI, and ISO 16484-5 standards protocol. BACnet...
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    Pipe Insulation is thermal or acoustic insulation used on pipework. Where pipes operate at below-ambient temperatures, the potential exists for water vapour...
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    Polyisocyanurate (category Building insulation materials)
    thermoset plastic typically produced as a foam and used as rigid thermal insulation. The starting materials are similar to those used in polyurethane (PUR)...
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    Insulating concrete form (category Building insulation materials)
    of formwork for reinforced concrete usually made with a rigid thermal insulation that stays in place as a permanent interior and exterior substrate for...
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    Wool insulation is made from sheep wool fibres that are either mechanically held together or bonded using between 5% and 20% recycled polyester adhesive...
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  • Thermal transmittance (category Building insulation materials)
    heat through matter. The thermal transmittance of a material (such as insulation or concrete) or an assembly (such as a wall or window) is expressed as...
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    original on 2017-12-31. WHO 2018, p. 34: 4 Low indoor temperatures and insulation / 4.1 Guideline recommendations / ... For countries with temperate or...
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    Sandwich panel (category Building insulation materials)
    core. ACPs are frequently used for external cladding or facades of buildings, insulation, and signage. ACP is mainly used for external and internal architectural...
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    flanges. SIPs combine several components of conventional building, such as studs and joists, insulation, vapor barrier and air barrier. They can be used for...
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    Arcology (redirect from City in a building)
    economically self-sufficient. An arcology is distinguished from a merely large building in that it is designed to lessen the impact of human habitation on any...
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    interior, heated side of insulation in the assembly. In humid regions where warm-weather cooling predominates within buildings, the vapor barrier should...
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    Glass fiber (category Building insulation materials)
    Games Slayter of Owens-Illinois, as a material to be used as thermal building insulation. It is marketed under the trade name Fiberglas, which has become...
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    Polystyrene (category Building insulation materials)
    therefore often used as building insulation materials, such as in insulating concrete forms and structural insulated panel building systems. Grey polystyrene...
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    Autonomous building Biophilic design Building Building insulation Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability Deconstruction (building) Eco hotel...
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  • Window insulation film is a plastic film which can be applied to glass windows to reduce heat transfer. There are two types in common use designed to reduce...
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