Wall insulation

Wall insulation
  Insulating materials within or on the walls between heated areas of the building and unheated areas or the outside. The walls may separate air-conditioned areas from areas not air-conditioned.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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