Durisol walls provide exceptional insulation and this translates to significant ongoing savings to building owners and increased comfort to the people who live and work in Durisol buildings. The Durisol wall system can provide effective thermal performance values that are more than twice that of conventional walls.

The benefits of thermal mass are increased through the use of Durisol Wall Forms since the majority of the insulation is located on the exterior of the concrete core (still within the Wall Form unit). This unlike foam concrete forms that have 50% of the insulation on the interior face and reduce the net benefit that is obtained through the effects of thermal mass.

The actual performance of any wall system will depend on a number of project specific items including window area and type, climatic data building orientation, site conditions etc.

*The R-14 Durisol wall system has been demonstrated to perform better than an R-30 conventionally framed 2x6 wall.

*Thermal Mass effects will further increase the "effective" R-value of a wall system above the listed "Whole Wall" R-value. Please refer to our Technical Guide and Thermal Performance document for a more detailed explanation of the concepts of thermal mass, thermal bridging and the corresponding performance of the Durisol Wall Form system.