 ##  [Thermal Break Detailing](/index.php/thermal-break-detailing) 

  ##  [Thermal Break Detailing](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/thermal-break-detailing-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

Design and placement of discrete low‑conductivity elements or assemblies within a building envelope or component (for example in frames, connectors or lintels) specifically intended to interrupt or reduce conductive heat paths and thereby lower linear or point thermal transmittance.