One is that mineral fibers can break off and become airborne ... as with all cavity-fill insulation, that actual "whole-wall" R-value will be lower, due to thermal bridging through the studs.

You can fill your wall with insulation and call it R-30, but it won't be anywhere close because you need a thermal break. Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0 Enter the Cascadia clip. This clever little device ...

If you then decided to roll insulation on top, you could roll some of it back at certain times and the loss of thermal performance would be significantly less than if the cavities are left hollow.

The type of concrete-to-concrete structural thermal ... an insulation module penetrated by stainless steel rebar that is tied into the slab or wall reinforcement adjacent to the thermal break ...

Some of Europe’s most sophisticated buildings incorporate thermal break technology from Schöck ... City required careful planning and the design of a unique Isokorb ® insulation element which, in ...

has announced the launch of its Montana Thermal Break 120 mm Sliding System, which is used to provide insulation in sliding doors and windows.The new sliding system is designed for heavy du 23 May ...