Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · October 2026
Amogh N P
✦ In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary ✦
The Envelope

Surface film resistance

The small fixed thermal resistance of the still air clinging to a surface (R_si ≈ 0.13 inside, R_so ≈ 0.04 outside for walls), added to the layer resistances in a U-value calculation.

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