superinsulate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ insulate

Verb[edit]

superinsulate (third-person singular simple present superinsulates, present participle superinsulating, simple past and past participle superinsulated)

  1. To produce superinsulation.
    • 1981, Don Metz, Superhouse, page 84:
      Household usership of the sunspace is the key to the organization of interior spaces. directly into a massive rock or block storage maze in the former crawl space and simply superinsulate a monolithic east, west, and north wall?
    • 2012, Thomas Hootman, Net Zero Energy Design: A Guide for Commercial Architecture, →ISBN:
      The main approach to superinsulating is to develop very high R-value assemblies, but it is the integration and coordination of all elements of the exterior envelope that create a continuous high-integrity building skin.