Aerobrick: Insulating with Microscopic Bubbles (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)

Aerobrick: Insulating with Microscopic Bubbles

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In order to achieve the same insulation values as a 165 mm thick wall of aerobricks, a wall of perlite bricks must be 263 mm thick -- and a wall of non-insulating bricks even more than one meter!

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