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insulant
noun
Any material used to provide insulation
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Green roofs not only create a mini microclimate, but they protect your roofing membrane from exposure to the elements and help bring down energy costs – soil is a very effective insulant when dry. Drab flat garage roofs and even shed roofs can be transformed into wildlife havens, too.
Foamed glass is the only insulant I know in that category.
It is not a closed-cell insulant, therefore it will absorb moisture vapour.
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It is flammable, but unlike other organic insulants, at temperatures over 200C it gives off a gas which can spontaneously combust.
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