Driven by updated building energy codes and green building initiatives across the world, vacuum insulation panel, also known as VIP, has become a desired insulation product for building envelope constructions. VIP has initial center-of-panel thermal conductivity of 0.004 W/mK or lower, and integration of VIP in building envelopes can reduce CO2 emissions and contribute towards ‘net-zero’ or ‘near-net-zero’ building constructions. Although VIPs have been applied in real-world constructions across the world, primarily in Asia, Europe and North America, it is still a novel building product under investigation. This overview paper is a summary of fundamentals, constituents, constructions and performances of VIPs. The paper shows there exists many advantages and challenges associated with the integration of VIPs in building envelope constructions. The speed at which VIPs will be integrated in building envelope construction in the coming years remains unclear; nevertheless, it is evident that vacuum technology is the promising way forward for sustainable building envelope constructions in the 21st century.
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