Kev sib tshooj kub yog daim ntawv loj uas txhais tau tias tsis matter lossis qhov chaw twg los xav kom sov dua kev sib txuas kub ntawm ob qhov chaw, ua haujlwm ntawm lwm qhov kev sib txuas, kev sib txuas los ntawm dej lossis av, thiab kev sib txuas los ntawm sab nraud. Qhov siv tau ntawm kev sib tshooj kub muaj ntau yam, tshwm sim los ntawm kev tsim tsev mus rau kev tsim kho, aerospace, thiab khoom siv hauv tsev. Qhov nyob siab ntawm kev sib tshooj kub feem ntau txhais los ntawm qhov kub sib txuas (k-value lossis lambda-value), qhov chex li cas tsawg dua ces qhov sib tshooj kub zoo dua. Cov khoom tshwj tsis txaus pom txaus yog cov khoom sib sau los ntawm fiberglass thiab rock wool, uas tso av; cov khoom cellular los ntawm polystyrene thiab polyurethane foams, uas muaj cell muaj dej ntsuab; thiab cov khoom sib tshooj kub reflective zoo li foil-faced barriers uas tshwj xyuas kom tso tseg kub los ntawm sab nraud. Kev xaiv khoom sib tshooj kub nyob ntawm qhov kub uas nws yuav tsum ua haujlwm. Rau qhov siv kub tso tseg (xws li refrigeration, cold storage), cov khoom uas muaj qhov kub tso tseg tsawg yuav tsum tau ua kom tsis txhob muaj dej ntxuav lossis dej ntxuav tso tseg. Rau qhov siv kub ntev (xws li industrial furnaces, exhaust systems), cov khoom zoo li ceramic fiber blankets lossis calcium silicate boards uas tuaj yeem tso tseg kub ntev tsis tuaj yeem phom tshav kuj yuav tsum tau siv. Nyob saum qhov kub, cov ntaub ntawv tshwj tsis txaus pom txaus yog kev tso tseg dej ntsuab, feem ntau txhais los ntawm Euroclass lossis ASTM E84, kev tshwm sim ntawm kev sib txuas, kev nyob siab, thiab kev puas tsuaj rau environment hauv kev sib txuas nrog energy thiab kev rov qhia. Hauv kev tsim tsev, kev xaiv khoom sib tshooj kub yuav tsum tau raug, tsis pub muaj qhov tshwm sim lossis qhov tshwm sim uas tsis raug. Yog li, kev sib tshooj kub tsis yog ib yam khoom xwb, tab sis yog ib qhov chaw sib tshooj kub tseem ceeb rau kev ruaj khov energy, kev pab kho, kev nyab xeeb, thiab kev nyob zoo, uas kev xaiv thiab kev siv yuav tsum tau xav ntau txog qhov chaw thiab qhov chaw uas yuav siv.