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3. Translucent insulation
3.1 Principle
The schematic diagram of a translucent insulation system is shown in figure 11 . The system consists of :
a heavy facade wall with a high thermal capacity (concrete, brick, etc.), bounded to the outside by a highly absorbent surface (ε " 1), acting as the system's collector-accumulator;
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Economic data
The thermal insulation market
The total volume of the thermal insulation market is around 17 million cubic meters per year.
Table 1 shows the breakdown by product family as a percentage of total volume.
References
Specialized organizations and laboratories
(non-exhaustive list)
ACERMI - Association pour la certification des matériaux Isolants, Paris.
AFNOR - Association Française de Normalisation.
CEN - Comité européen de Normalisation. Comité Technique TC88 : Matériaux et produits isolants thermiques.
CFI - Comité français de l'Isolation, Paris....
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