Visitors to the BAU, a building industry trade show taking place in Munich from January 13 to 17, 2025, can view two variants ...

As part of the new “CircularInFoam” project, researchers at Fraunhofer CCPE are developing sustainable, circular insulation materials based on recyclates and biopolymers. In view of the challenges in ...

The choice of base material determines the aerogel's specific properties and potential applications ... Aerogels stand out for their exceptional thermal insulation capabilities, making them suitable ...

Materials with relatively high thermal ... This value tells us a building's level of thermal insulation in relation to the percentage of energy that passes through it; if the resulting number ...

Building materials and technology, especially insulation, can be a bit of a “black box” to typical home dwellers, says Michael Burchert, a German decarbonized building expert. Few think about ...