Patent ID: 9598857
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: E04B,F16L,Y02A,Y02B

Claim:
1. A method of insulating a building, comprising: positioning a plurality of thermal insulation products relative to a frame of a building; wherein each thermal insulation product comprises a substantially gas-impermeable envelope including first and second opposing surfaces and a sealed interior portion between the first and second opposing surfaces, a support material within the sealed interior portion of the gas-impermeable envelope, and at least about 1 grams of a liquid per liter of a total volume of the sealed interior portion disposed within the sealed interior portion; wherein the positioning includes orienting the plurality of thermal insulation products so that the first opposing surface faces an interior of the building and the second opposing surface faces an outside ambient environment; wherein at least a portion of the liquid is operable to evaporate from adjacent the first opposing surface and subsequently condense adjacent the second opposing surface when a temperature of the interior of the building is greater than a temperature of the outside ambient environment; and wherein at least a portion of the liquid is operable to evaporate from adjacent the second opposing surface and subsequently condense adjacent the first opposing surface when a temperature of the interior of the building is less than a temperature of the outside ambient environment.