But concrete is a conductor of thermal energy not an insulator.
R value of poured concrete walls.
However too many people confuse insulation properties with thermal mass many icf dealers d.
Wood frame walls 3 plus r value of the insulation used floors above unheated spaces 2 plus r value of the insulation used.
Poured concrete foundations have r values of less than 3.
U value has an inverse relationship to r value.
Therefore technically it has no insulation value.
By doubling the thickness of the wall to 16 inches the r value only increases by 0 50.
The r value of an uninsulated 8 inch thick basement wall built using normal weight concrete is 1 35 based on data from the 1993 american society of heating refrigeration and air conditioning engineers handbook.
1 25 2 nominal 1 1 2 1 88 2x4 3 1 2 4 38 2x6 5 1 2 6 88.
Reference table for u values u value is the coefficient of transmission i e the transmission of heat through the materials which compose the building s envelope or outer shell.
To obtain a wall or ceiling assembly r value you must add the r values of the individual components together.
Concrete block makes a cost effective and structurally sound wall but it has.
A wall s thermal resistance or its r value is its ability to slow the transfer of heat from one side to the other.
Eps block forms poured in place with concrete block walls 1 7 8 thick 15 2 15 7 103 7.
As we said before the r value measures the thermal resistance of a material.
I agree mostly with junio s answer.
Cedar logs and lumber.
For example a building with material with an r value of r 11 converts to an u value of 0 09 1 r or 1 11 0 09.
2 x 4 wood stud wall 16 o c r 11 batts 1 2.
Poured concrete walls can leak moisture through non structural cracks in the wall where the floor and wall meet at the top of the foundation wall or through the porous concrete.
For instance if you have a material with an r value of 12 attached to another material with an r value of 3 then both materials combined have an r value of 15.