Education Sector Guide
19th August 2008
KNAUF INSULATION’S GUIDE TO WORKING
TOWARDS CARBON ZERO SCHOOLS
Knauf Insulation has launched Working
Towards Zero Carbon Schools, an Education Sector Guide on thermal
performance and energy saving requirements that encompasses all
aspects of insulation specification. The guide includes
comprehensive information on the thermal, fire and acoustic
performance of glass and rock mineral wool and foamed plastic
products.
As the only UK manufacturer of all types of
insulation, Knauf is able to offer specifiers and contractors
impartial advice, based on current and future regulations. The
requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
(EPBD), Building Regulations Approved Document Part L and Building
Bulletins 93 and 100 are all detailed in the guide, which covers
insulation for roofs, external walls and floors.
In addition to technical information on the
thermal performance of the different insulation products, the
acoustic and fire performance requirements for insulation within an
education build programme are also explored.
Due to their very nature, education buildings
must effectively meet the acoustic requirements of sound insulation
and sound absorption and the guide includes advice on achieving the
required standards. Limiting the spread of fire is, of
course, another crucial factor when specifying building products
for schools, and therefore clarification on the importance of non
combustible components is also provided.
Tony Corcoran, non-residential market manager
at Knauf Insulation, comments, “The Building Schools for the Future
initiative has meant that an increasing amount of design and
construction work is being undertaken in this sector, which is why
a bespoke guide such as this will be so valuable.
“We’re confident that with the Education Sector
Guide, specifiers and contractors will be able to specify the
most appropriate insulation solution and maximise the thermal
performance of a final build, extension or refurbishment of an
education building.”
Knauf Insulation also runs CPD seminars and
training programmes on the correct specification of insulation and
operates a Technical Advisory Centre.
For further information on Working
Towards Carbon Zero Schools click here
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Reference:
KR63908