Saruss
2014-04-17 09:28:53
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I would like to point out that heat and cold protection are very different things. The U-value and temperature profile are not everything. A small example: at e.g. -20℃ outside, the roof surface with good insulation might be about -19℃ cold, and a certain heat flow is flowing out of the house. The roof surface usually does not get significantly colder than the surroundings despite heat radiation. However, if it is +30℃ in summer and the sun is beating down on the roof, one must not assume for heat protection that the roof would be about 30℃ warm - if the roof is now insulated with well insulating material like *wool with low heat storage capacity, the roof will become much warmer than the outside temperature very quickly. This greatly increases the heat difference between inside and outside and despite the low U-value, a lot of heat flows into the house.