Using of Aerogel to Improve Thermal Insulating Properties of Windows

• Main Authors: Valachova Denisa, Zdrazilova Nada, Panovec Vladan, Skotnicova Iveta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2018-06-01
• Series: Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Subjects: insulating materials; aerogel; window; window frame; building envelope
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2018-0001

For the best possible thermal-technical properties of building structures it is necessary to use materials with very low thermal conductivity. Due to the increasing thermal-technical requirements for building structures, the insulating materials are developed. One of the modern thermal insulating materials is so-called aerogel. Unfortunately, this material is not used in the field of external thermal insulation composite systems because of its price and its properties. The aim of this paper is to present possibilities of using this insulating material in the civil engineering - specifically a usage of aerogel in the production of windows.