Title: What is Thermal Bridging, and How to Stop It In a Home
Headings: What is Thermal Bridging, and How to Stop It In a Home
What is Thermal Bridging, and How to Stop It In a Home
Thermal Bridging in Homes
How to Break the Thermal Bridge
Summary

Content: Although the fiberglass insulation may have an r-value of R-15 or more, it can only be placed in between the wood studs. These studs are more conductive than the fiberglass insulation surrounding them, so although the insulation reduces energy loss through the wall, it does not stop energy loss across the thermal bridge. Nearly 25% of a home’s wall is made of wood studs. Even if you have fiberglass insulation in the cavity, it adds up to one whole wall of the home with zero insulation. As you are paying to make your home comfortable, 25% of your walls are working against you. Heat always moves towards cold. In the summer, sweltering heat from the outside works its way across the studs into your air conditioned space. In the winter, the money you’re spending to heat your home is leaking into the cold outdoors. How to Break the Thermal Bridge
To combat the problem of thermal bridging, the studs must be covered with continuous insulation. During home construction, insulation can easily be added to the wall system to break the thermal bridge.