ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Answer #270

Answers . 18 January 2006

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Created by Dave Guadagni

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Architecture Puzzler #270

Question

Can you give a 6-word-or-less definition of U-Value and R-Value? How are they related?

Answer

U-value: The overall rate of heat flow. The lower the U-Value the less the heat flow through an assembly.

R-Value: The resistance to heat flow. The higher the R-value the greater the resistance to heat flow.

The two values have an inverse relationship: U = 1/R

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