U-value

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U-value [′yü ‚väl·yü]

(engineering)

A measure of heat transmission through a building part or a given thickness of insulating material, expressed as the number of British thermal units that will flow in 1 hour through 1 square foot of the structure or material from air to air with a temperature differential of 1°F.

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