Image: “Arabs in the desert”, a painting by Vasili Veresjtsjagin. End of 19th or early 20th century. Image in the public domain. Inside the tent, temperatures could be up to 10-15 degrees Celsius cooler than in the surrounding atmosphere.

Thermal insula…

Thermal insulation is a cornerstone of policies aimed at reducing the high energy consumption for heating and cooling buildings. 1 In many industrialized countries, building energy regulations requir…