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How do thermal resistance, the U-value and the dew point actually work?

These terms sound complicated, but the idea behind them is simple: how well a wall holds heat and where moisture might form inside it. TermoFlo shows this on an example — with numbers and visible steps — so you don't just get a result, you understand it.

Go to the wall calculator

How it works — three steps

  1. 1

    What you enter

    A few wall layers for the example — the materials and their thicknesses.

  2. 2

    What you get

    The thermal resistance, the U-value, the heat flux and the dew point, with the intermediate steps shown.

  3. 3

    The decision you make

    Understand what makes a wall "warm" and read other people's calculations with more confidence.

A worked example with real numbers

A simple two-layer wall

Take a wall of 300 mm aerated concrete plus 50 mm of insulation. The calculator adds up the resistance of each layer, gives a total thermal resistance of about R = 3.5 m²·K/W, converts it into a U-value, and shows where the dew point sits — all with the intermediate steps, so the logic is clear.

Try it with your own data

Go to the wall calculator

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