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Old 09-15-14, 12:08 PM   #1
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Default Vacuum Panel Insulation

Zwerius, from the Neatherlands, is a new member of the EcoRenovator conversation.

He recently started a thread, that pointed to his site in Dutch about his successful efforts to dramatically reduce heat loss through the exterior door to his house.



His original Dutch post SHOULD_NOT_BE_MISSED and is made available in English.

The secret to Zwerius' success is his use of a radical, newly-available insulation called Vacuum Panel Insulation (AKA: "VIP").




I calculated the R-value of the material he was using in Imperial units, and it is R-21.3/inch in US terms.





That makes this stuff a real game changer, which could find use in exterior doors, as Zwerius has done, also for ultra-efficient refrigerators, etc.

I found some US sources of information at TOOLBASE, which gives a very good breakdown of the technology, it's virtues and weak points, primarily vulnerability to puncture.

I also found THIS_SITE, which is a US company that sells VIP panels.

I called the above firm just now and they are forwarding information to me and I will make it available to this thread.

HERE_IS a European article from 2009 that goes into good detail, too.

I did a brief preliminary search for DIY efforts regarding VIP making, and didn't locate anything in the short time I searched... but it sure would be a tremendous boon to be able to do it.

More Info:
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  4. HERE
  5. HERE
  6. HERE
  7. HERE
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-AC

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