U-value: what does thermal insulation mean for your building project?
Sustainable homes and buildings are the only way forward. Every aspect counts. A less known, yet extremely significant factor to measure energy efficiency is the U-value. The lower it is, the better the thermal efficiency or insulation.
Rising energy costs and growing sustainability awareness have considerably increased the focus on a building’s energy performance. Efficiency standards – imposed and often made stricter by regulation – are a major indirect driving force behind enhancing the comfort level of a project. Thanks to an optimal U-value, you not only save energy, you also increase your quality of life.
Sustainable living and working
Reynaers Aluminium not only cares about energy efficiency. Your comfort counts too. An excellent duo, as the latter is often generated by technological innovations that focus on efficient energy use.
In thermal insulation, some of our Reynaers Aluminium systems have reached a limit for U-values at Passive House level, well under 1.0 W/m²k. Ventilation, solar control and airtight building connections are essential as well. The mix of all these elements makes it possible to achieve a comfortable climate, even directly behind a large glass façade, regardless of the weather. That is what we call “quality of life”.
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Reynaers Campus: Experience Centre – Jaspers-Eyers Architects (architect); Phillippe Van Gelooven, Georges De Kinder (photographers)
