It is essential to understand the impact of thermal bridges if buildings are to be effectively insulated. This module, sponsored by Kingspan Insulation, explains how they occur, and how to reduce them ...

Tucked away at the bottom of page 15 of Approved Document L2 is a reference to BRE Information Paper IP 17/01, ‘Assessing the effects of thermal bridging at junctions and around openings’. The BRE’s ...

Morrison Hershfield has announced that the Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide – Analysis, Applications, and Insights is now public and can be downloaded from BC Hydro. The guide aims to overcome ...

Thermal bridges represent discontinuities in the insulation layer of building envelopes, where conductive materials enable an increased rate of heat transfer between the interior and exterior ...

Mechanical Engineering Professor Alan McGaughey of Carnegie Mellon University recently coordinated the Phonon Olympics, ...

Underestimating thermal bridging can greatly undermine a building’s performance contributing to heating load variances of up to 30% and cooling load variances of up to 200%, says the MMM Group. That ...