New Kingspan White Paper Examines Nuances of Thermal Testing for Insulated Metal Panels
Analysis provides recommendations for architects & specifiers looking to compare thermal performance between products
Kingspan Insulated Panels North America has released a new white paper, Finding the Meaning in the R-Value and U-Factor of Insulated Metal Panel Building Envelopes, providing guidance for architects and specifiers on evaluating the thermal testing of insulated metal panels (IMPs). The research analyzes different methods for assessing thermal performance, one of the key benefits for the use of IMPs in commercial and industrial buildings.
As more architects and specifiers consider metal panels to create building envelopes, this review suggests that R-value, which measures a product’s thermal resistance, alone may not be enough to evaluate thermal performance. Depending on the application, the paper recommends that U-factor should also be considered, as it measures thermal resistance across a building envelope assembly.