The traditional thermal building insulation materials and solutions of today have the drawback that they require rather thick building envelopes in order to meet the increasingly demanding thermal insulation requirements. Increasing the building envelope thickness up to between 200 and 300 mm, e.g., by use of mineral wool and similar insulation materials, forces new challenges both with respect to building physics and practice. In addition, such thick envelope structures are less cost-effective at locations where the area is restricted, i.e. by restrictions in physical dimensions or by high living area costs per square meter. Thus, with increasing thermal insulation, there is a strive to not increase the thickness of the building envelope substantially.

Currently, vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) are being developed and manufactured commercially. These panels may already offer competitive insulation solutions where the area is restricted. Our VIPs have thermal conductivities for mass production between 1.5 mW/(mK) to 2.0 mW/(mK) in pristine condition, which is about twenty times lower than the typical thermal conductivity of 36 mW/(mK) for traditional insulation materials like mineral wool and the like and priced very attractive, competitive to all insulation materials. We have intelligent and patented solutions for internal and external insulation, both for old building as well as for new construction.