Insulation and Energy-Saving Technology for the External Wall of Residential Building

Abstract:

The text elaborates on the significance and profile of insulation system for external wall of residential buildings in our country, makes comprehensive comparison among the external wall's self-insulation system, external wall's internal insulation system, sandwich composite insulation system and external wall's external insulation system, and reveals that the external wall's external insulation system has the advantage of strong feasibility, law cost, effective heat insulation break bridge and protective structure, which offers great potential for existing buildings in energy-saving rebuilding, thus finding a widest application and enjoying a promising market prospects.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1073-1076)
• Pages: 1263-1270
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1073-1076.1263
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Feng Qian
• Keywords: Energy Saving, External Wall of Residential Building, Insulation

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