Table 6 Economic thickness and total costs for different TIM installed in exterior wall and roof.

From: Impact of exterior envelope thermal performance on energy demand and optimization strategies for university teaching-office buildings

No.

Insulation material

Optimum economic thickness (mm)

Total costs per unit (RMB/m2)

Wall

Roof

Wall

Roof

/

Uninsulated

/

/

106.84

179.57

A

Polyurethane foam

20

20

82.75

93.81

B

Extruded polystyrene (XPS)

30

40

68.29

75.23

C

Expanded polystyrene (EPS)

40

50

68.69

75.72

D

Rock wool

60

70

64.74

70.72

E

Expanded pearlite

70

90

60.95

66.01