Solarguard is a revolutionary new reflective insulation product that combines a high-performance fiberglass core with durable reinforced facing materials on the exposed side and a reflective foil film on the back side. These materials used in Solarguard offer the very best fire performance of any reflective insulation material in the market today and top thermal performance. Most other reflective insulation products use either a bubble pack or foam core. These are plastic materials that can't offer the superior fire performance or exceptional interior appearance of Solarguard.

Insulation reduces the amount of heat transfer into or out of a building, whether it is a post frame building, metal building or your home. The second law of thermodynamics teaches us that HEAT goes to COLD. This transfer of heat to cold occurs by one of the following modes of heat transfer: CONDUCTION, CONVECTION or RADIATION. Fiberglass insulation alone only addresses the conduction and convection modes of heat transfer. Solarguard uses a fiberglass core to slow heat transfer through conduction and convection but also has a highly reflective foil backer film to address the RADIATION mode of heat transfer. Use of the right insulation product assures comfort, reduced energy consumption and improved condensation control. Solarguard is just such a product.Solarguard - Patent Pending

What is Conduction?
What is convection?
What is radiation?

Now that we understand the 3 modes of heat transfer, lets look at how they effect the building envelope and the importance of proper insulation in terms of heat gain and heat loss. The diagrams below show the percentages of heat gain or heat loss for each mode of heat transfer.

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