| An uninsulated brick wall | Thickness | Conductivity | Resistance | |
| mm | W m-1 K-1 | m2 K W-1 | ||
| Layer 1 | Outside thermal resistance | 0.04 | ||
| Layer 2 | Brick | 115 | 0.77 | 0.15 |
| Layer 3 | Insulation | 1.43 | ||
| Layer 4 | 115 | 0.77 | 0.15 | |
| Layer 5 | Dense plaster | 13 | 0.57 | 0.02 |
| Layer 6 | Inside thermal resistance | 0.13 | ||
| Total resistance | 1.92 | |||
| U-value (W m-2 K-1) | 0.52 | |||