1. Welcomes You
2003 Copyright – Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association

2. The Applications and Benefits of Reflectives in Metal Buildings

3. Overview
About RIMA
How Reflectives Work
Product Types
Applications

4. About RIMA The Reflective Insulation Manufacturers
Association represents manufacturers and
distributors of reflective insulation,
radiant barriers and IRCC materials.
RIMA activities are guided by an active
board of industry members who
participate on national and local levels of
building code organizations and
governmental agencies.
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5. How Reflectives Work Heat moves through a building via
radiation, conduction and
convection.
Reflectives “reflect” the radiant
energy striking the surfaces of the
building and are low “emitters.”

6. Why Insulate? Increases efficiency of heating and cooling system
Increase comfort/reduce noise
Save on energy costs
Moisture/condensation control

7. Heat Behavior “Letting the Heat Out”
Heat travels toward cold - displacing the cold
Approximately 75% of total heat transfer across air spaces is by radiation

8. Three Forms of Heat
Conduction
Convection
Radiation

9. Conduction in Your Building
Heat passes through your walls by conduction
Heat traveling through any solid or from one solid to another, moves through conduction

10. Convection Hot air rises
Convection is the circulation of hot or warm air
As the air heats up, it becomes less dense, and rises.
As it rises, the cool air is forced down to be warmed up by the heat source
This is a continuous cycle

11. Radiant Heat Radiant heat consists of infrared waves.
The waves travel at the speed of light, in straight lines.
The waves will go through, absorb into or be reflected from materials they intersect.

12. Heat Flow Across Air Spaces in Buildings
Radiant Heat represents 93% of heat movement downwards
Convection makes up 0% because hot air rises
Radiant
Convection
Conduction

13. Heat Flow Across Air Spaces in Buildings
Radiant Heat represents 50% to 75% of heat movement upwards
Convection is significant in
this heat flow direction
Radiant
Convection
Conduction

14. Heat Flow Across Air Spaces in Buildings
Radiant Heat represents 65% to 80% of heat movement sideways
Radiant
Convection
Conduction

15. Types of Reflectives
Reflective Insulation
Interior Radiation
Control Coating
Radiant Barrier

16. Reflective Insulation

17. Radiant Barrier

18. Interior Radiant Control Coating (IRCC)

19. Applications Metal Buildings Metal Roofs Commercial Ceilings
Metal Walls
Post-Frame Construction

20. Metal Building Applications

21. Metal Roof Applications

22. Commercial Ceilings

23. Metal Wall Applications

24. Post Frame Applications
Retrofit
New

25. Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association (RIMA)
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