近年来，化石燃料供应量的减少和能源成本的迅速上升引起了全世界越来越多的关注。在尽量减少不必要能源消耗的社会和政治压力下，韩国政府制定了“绿色发展”的目标，作为实现国家增长的途径。为了在2017年之前实现“被动房屋”建设的目标，政府宣布将更加严格隔热规定。有人建议使用高性能隔热板，如真空隔热板（VIP），以减少外墙的厚度。否则，加强隔热法规将需要大幅加厚墙壁，这将导致有效占地面积减少。 通过三维稳态传热模拟，分析了带有传统内保温系统的基础模型和带有VIP的机械固定外保温系统的四种替代方案的能量性能。比较了各系统的建设成本和便利性。仿真结果表明，基于能源性能、施工成本和施工便利性三个因素的加权组合，采用VIP的有效外保温系统具有优越性。引用:ASHRAE论文CD:2014 ASHRAE冬季会议，纽约

In recent years, the diminishing availability of fossil fuels and rapidly increasing energy costs have led to growing concerns worldwide. Under social and political pressure to minimize unnecessary energy consumption, the Korean government has set a goal of "Green Development" as a path to national growth. To meet the target for "Passive House" construction by 2017, the government has announced that insulation regulations will become stricter. It has been suggested that high-performance insulation panels, such as vacuum insulation panels (VIPs), be used to decrease the thickness of outer walls. Otherwise, enhanced insulation regulations would require dramatically thicker walls, which would result in a reduced effective floor area. The energy performance of a base model with a conventional internal insulation system and four alternatives consisting of mechanically fixed external insulation systems with VIPs were analyzed through a three-dimensional steady-state heat transfer simulation. The construction costs and convenience of each system were compared. The simulation results demonstrated the superiority of effective external insulation systems with VIPs, based on a weighted combination of three factors: energy performance, construction costs and construction convenience.