What is a thermal bridge / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Energy modeling simulation of heat loss through thermal bridging
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What is a thermal bridge and why is it so important to break it?

Thermal bridges cause heat loss, thermal breaks stop heat loss It is easy to look at the R value rating of a material and assume that our entire wall assembly matches it uniformly. But when you factor in the thermal bridges caused by framing materials and any discontinuities in the wall structure, you can also quickly ...