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[โ€“] Dippy@beehaw.org 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Radiant barrier is a different insulation mechanism and is also good. The nice thing about radiant barrier is it requires very little material to do its thing. The best solution is a combination of the 2, but most insulation is still opperating by thermal mass.

[โ€“] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

That is in line with my understanding as well.