Aramid/glass fiber-reinforced thermal break – Structural system performance

Energetically critical points in thermally insulating building envelopes are caused by penetrations of building interior concrete slabs through the envelope insulation layers to create external balconies. A new highly insulating balcony thermal break element has been developed which enables both structural continuity and thermal insulation in the envelope’s insulation layer. The element is composed of combined structural and thermally insulating...