NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS Nano - based Insulation Materials

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Department of Architecture/ El-Gazeera High Institute for Engineering

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Building sector is responsible for high energy consumption, and its global demand is expected to grow in the next decades.  Nanotechnology may play a role in conserving energy through improved building insulation. Recent advances in the development of insulating materials due to the progress in nanotechnology and material sciences have allowed the production of high- performance thermal insulators with low thermal conductivity. Nowadays, the current products range from nano-based- insulation varies among paints, coatings, thin films or rigid panels. , such as aerogel, Vacuum insulation panels (VIP). This paper investigates applications of aerogel and Vacuum insulation panels VIP as new advanced high-performance insulating materials able to provide exceptional heat flow resistance performance due to their low thermal conductivity

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Engineers
Volume 59, Issue 1
December 2020
Pages 33-28

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