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Fiberglass is a popular, economical, and fairly effective building insulation. It consists of fine glass fibers—often including recycled glass—formed loosely into rectangular slabs or rolled into blankets (Fig. 16.18). One side is often faced with heavy paper or aluminum foil. Fiberglass insulation comes in thicknesses compatible with common building materials—for example, 3.5 inch and 6 inch for wood-framed walls. Standard 6-inch fiberglass has an R-factor of 19.
Since fiberglass insulation is readily compressible, you could squash two slabs initially 6 inches wide into a 6-inch wall space. This would
- a. double the overall R-factor.
- b. increase the overall R-factor but not double it.
- c. decrease the overall R-factor.
- d. not change the overall R-factor.
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