This paper summarizes the research status of each unit component of vacuum insulation panel(VIP)， i.e.， core material， barrier envelope， and getter. The effect of different core materials， barrier envelopes and getters on the thermal conductivity and service life of VIPs is analyzed. A novel VIP structure which is made up of multilayer metallic (oxidation) resin composite barrier envelope， composite core materials and carbon-based oxidation getter is proposed based on the application acquirement of VIPs in the buildings. The new VIP has not only the advantages of low thermal bridge and perfect resistance of gas and oxygen， but also possesses good performance of pressure resistance， folding resistance， low resilience， perfect penetrating resistance， and aging resistance. And， the new VIP takes advantages of fibrous and particle VIPs and combines the merits of nano-coating and resin film. Furthermore， it overcomes shortcomings of the particle VIPs， which are easy to collapse， the fibrous VIPs， which are easy to rebound， the metallic coatings， which are easy to defect and the resin films， which are easy to be punctured. In addition， the application of carbon-based oxidation getter can further improve the insulation ability of VIP as its great resistance to the thermal radiation. Finally， it is pointed out that the research and improvement of VIPs with high performance and low cost will be the development direction of future research work.