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Isokorb® Structural Thermal Breaks. Insulate betway sports login canopy and beam penetrations.
Reduce heat loss by up to 50% while preventing condensation where betway sports login and beams penetrate the insulated building envelope.
Uninsulated betway sports login canopies and beams penetrating insulated building envelopes act like cooling fins, creating a thermal bridge between the cold exterior canopy or beam, and the warm interior betway sports login or concrete structure that supports it, exposing the developer to short- and long-term problems.
Problems caused by uninsulated betway sports login and beams Cost and environmental impact of wasted energy Condensation in betway sports login cavities resulting in mold growth and related liability Noncompliance with new energy code requirements Conventional betway sports login and beams waste energy, cause mold growth Because of their load-bearing requirement, conventional canopies are designed as cantilevered exterior extensions of betway sports login or concrete structures within the heated building envelope. As such, they create a thermal bridge in the otherwise continuous insulation of the building envelope, rapidly conducting heat away from the warm interior, through the insulated envelope and into the exterior environment.
For decades, wasted heat was considered unavoidable in North American buildings constructed with betway sports login .
Because these buildings also leaked air profusely, betway sports login humidity levels equalized with low exterior humidity levels (typically 18 to 25%) during winter months. In many instances, forced hot air vented at or near the cold penetration further ensured that betway sports login humidity remained too low to reach dew point, form condensation or support mold growth.
Airtight vapor barriers solved one problem, caused another Modern buildings wrapped in air tight vapor barriers require less heat and retain more moisture from evaporation and human off-gassing, producing betway sports login humidity levels of 35% to 50% (typical) during winter. While this humidity increase benefits energy efficiency and human comfort, it also allows the betway sports login air to reach dew point, form condensation and support mold growth where cold canopies or beams penetrate the betway sports login side of the building envelope.
When condensation forms at these penetrations, visible staining can occur, as seen in the image below. It also creates the ideal environment for mold growth, which can form on the inside face of sheetrock, studs and insulation years before it becomes visible on betway sports login ceilings and adjacent walls, exposing the developer to remediation and liability costs.
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