Performance characteristics and practical applications of common building thermal insulation materials

By Mohammad S. Al-Homoud. 2005

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Sustainable thermal insulation biocomposites from rice husk, wheat husk, wood fibers and textile waste fibers: Elaboration and performances evaluation (2019, neutral): “These composites showed thermal conductivities lower than 0.1 W/m.K which can be considered as thermal insulators (Al-Homoud, 2005).”
Multiscale isogeometric topology optimization for lattice materials (2017, background): “The mechanical performance of lattice materials can be tailored to go beyond those of conventional materials, with structural advantages that are of interest in a large palette of applications, from aerospace lightweight components [1], to energy absorbing bumpers for vehicles [2], thermal insulatio”
Environmental impacts and thermal insulation performance of innovative composite solutions for building applications (2014, background): “According to AlHomoud [18], the magnitude of energy savings as a result of using thermal insulation vary depending on the building type, the climatic conditions at which the building is located as well as the type of the insulating material used.”
Mechanical, thermal and acoustical characterizations of an insulating bio-based composite made from sunflower stalks particles and chitosan (2014, background): “A material is considered as a thermal insulator when its hermal conductivity ( ) is lower than 0.1 W m−1 K−1, some of hem reaching 0.035 W m−1 K−1 (Al-Homoud, 2005).”
Traditional, state-of-the-art and renewable thermal building insulation materials: An overview (2019, background): “However, many types of available thermal insulation in buildings can be classiﬁed into the following categories [11]: Organic materials Inorganic materials Metallic or metalized reﬂective membranes (Nano-material) Aerogels Thermal Insulators from waste materials Composite materials (polymer and…”