Total

U Value for External Wall

Thermal Specific
Thickness Density Thermal Mass
Description Resistance Heat
(Inches) (lb/ft3) (Btu/h ft2 F)
(ft2 F h/Btu) (Btu/lb F)

Indoor Vertical Surface

- - 0.68 - -
Resistance

0.12 x 4.33 = 1.96 x 4.33 =

Sand lime brick 11/2.54 = 4.33 111.9 0.21
0.52 8.49

Extruded Rigid 0.07 x 1.97 =

5/2.54=1.97 1.3 4.5 x 1.97 = 8.87 0.35
Polystyrene 0.14

0.12 x 4.33 = 1.96 x 4.33 =

Sand lime brick 11/2.54 = 4.33 111.9 0.21
0.52 8.49

Outdoor Surface
- - 0.25 - -
Resistance
Total
10.84 17.12
RTotal Thermal
(ft2 F h/Btu) (Btu/h ft2 F)
Mass

Density of Extruded rigid polystrene is 24kg/m3 which is less than the minimum value, so it was consider as lowest density
Rtotal = RLayer1 + RLayer2 + RLayer3 + RLayer4 + RLayer5

1
U=
RTotal

1
U=
10.84

U= 0.09