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Hyper-insulation is an engineered system of reducing heat buildup and energy transfer into a building envelope as a continuous insulation barrier system. Hyper-insulation is to traditional insulation what the air-conditioner is to the fan. Whereas both systems circulate or move air, air conditioning technology also controls the temperature while also reducing humidity from the air. Similarly, hyper-insulation simultaneously arrests and dramatically reduces all three types of heat transfer: radiant heat, convective heat, and conductive heat.

This advanced insulation technology exceeds traditional insulation methods which typically reduce only conductive heat transfer. R-values are used to measure conductive heat transfer reduction. Hyper-insulation also arrests radiant heat by creating a radiant barrier which reflects the radiant heat into the presence of an air gap. This reflected heat cannot be measured accurately using traditional methods of assigning an R-value. Utilizing a convection channel which exists between the roof deck of the building and the hyper-insulation panels, this air channel space acts as a heat sink as heat rises up and is released via a venting system which is usually located at the top ridge of the roof. This system is passively pulling the cooler, ambient air from the soffit to that ridge vent. Cooler air is pulled in as hot air is expelled which has therefore never entered the building envelope. Hyper-insulation can be measured by temperature differentials and/or air flow, but not by using a traditional R-value.

Since an R-value is assigned to all insulation materials and it is simply a measure of heat resistance through a solid. A standardized test can extrapolate the R-Value equivalency of hyper-insulation. Since the hyper-insulation slows all three heat transfer methods simultaneously, in order to properly measure the effectiveness of the system, specialized testing was required to measure the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC). This was performed by measuring the heat transfer through a hyper-insulated assembly. The SHGC is related to the U-value which is the inverse of the R-value. Therefore, the  "effective R-value" can be obtained by measuring the SHGC. The solar calorimeter test (NFRC 201-2010) is the most effective method of measuring the SHGC. Solar calorimeter testing is required for rating of windows and doors, and also to obtain Energy Star ratings for fenestration elements (windows and doors). When tested, 2” of hyper-insulation was assigned a 37.9 R-Value equivalency.

DozenDad (talk) 14:15, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Hyper insulation for deletion
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