hochwärmegedämmt

English translation: highly insulated shell

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German term or phrase:hochwärmegedämmt
English translation:highly insulated shell
Entered by: Stephen Roche

13:01 Apr 6, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Renewable energy
German term or phrase: hochwärmegedämmt
Photo caption: Altenpflegezentrum Klaus-Bahlsen-Haus in Hannover-Bothfeld mit hochwärmegedämmter Ge-bäudehülle und Wärmerückgewinnung

Pictures of building available at http://www.baunetzwissen.de/objektartikel/Tageslicht-Alten-u...
Stephen Roche
Local time: 00:41
high-insulation building shell
Explanation:
"hochwärmegedämmt" could also be "(with) high thermal insulation, but in connection with building shells, this is what's normally used.
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Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 00:41
Grading comment
Thank you, Cetacea
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2highly insultated
Günther Toussaint
3 +2high-insulation building shell
Cetacea
3highly retentive shell
Nicole Backhaus


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hochwärmegedämmte Gebäudehülle
high-insulation building shell


Explanation:
"hochwärmegedämmt" could also be "(with) high thermal insulation, but in connection with building shells, this is what's normally used.


    Reference: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8529cover.html
Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 00:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Thank you, Cetacea

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian Bejan: Or the reduced version "highly insulated" ?
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Adrian. Yes, highly insulated building shell would work, too.

neutral  Günther Toussaint: agree with Adrian...
32 mins
  -> Both versions are correct and being commonly used.

agree  Rebecca Garber
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rebecca.
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
highly insultated


Explanation:
rather common expression in building business,
see for instance www.aibau.de/ (HOCHWÄRMEGEDÄMMTEN NEU- UND ALTBAUTEN = highly insulated buildings), > 23000 google hits for "highly insultated"...

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Note added at 59 Min. (2010-04-06 14:00:25 GMT)
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oops, typo: "...insulated", of course!

Günther Toussaint
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alan Johnson
1 hr
  -> thx, Alan

agree  schnitzelplanet: high-grade thermal insulation
1 day 1 hr
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
highly retentive shell


Explanation:
als weiterer Vorschlag

Nicole Backhaus
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: German
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