5. Controls
Insulation testing is difficult and error-prone. There are currently no recognized methods, standards or norms.
Inspections can be carried out after the work has been completed, to check that the insulation has been properly installed, or during the life of the installation, to assess the condition and ageing of the insulation.
Control can be performed in two ways:
quality control, to check that the insulation system has been properly installed;
a quantitative check, to verify the thermal objectives of the insulation.
In addition to visual inspection, we'll look at inspections according to the type of equipment:
thermograph, for quality control;
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Bibliography
Bibliography
Standards and norms
Vocabulary and definitions
- Thermal performance of buildings and building materials – Physical quantities and definitions - NF EN ISO 7345 - 2018
- Thermal insulation – Vocabulary - NF EN ISO 9229 - 2020
Calculations
- Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial facilities – Calculation methods - NF EN ISO 12241 - 2010
- Thermal insulation of heated and refrigerated...
Regulations
Existing buildings
Decree of May 3, 2007 on the thermal characteristics and energy performance of existing buildings (article 22), amended by the decree of March 22, 2017 amending the decree of May 3, 2007 on the thermal characteristics and energy performance of existing buildings (article 4).
Energy saving certificates
Order of December 6, 2018 amending...
Directory
Qualified contractors (non-exhaustive list)
Aquitaine isol entreprise http://www.aquitaine-isol.com
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
SNI National Insulation Union https://www.snisolation.fr
IsolSuisse Association of Swiss insulation companies https://www.isolsuisse.ch/fr/
FILMM Manufacturers of mineral wool...
Software
Calosoft CaloXPert ® (Windows). Calculation software for thermal insulation http://www.caloxpert.com/
EiiF TBI-Tools. Self-inspection and isolation report tool https://www.eiif.org/tbi
Training
Abskill Basse-Normandie http://www.abskill.com/
Apave Nord-Ouest https://www.apave.fr/formation
Calosoft, training in insulation design http://www.calosoft.net
...Engineering firms (non-exhaustive list)
Cabinet Patierno https://snisolation.fr/annuaire-professionnel/cabinet-patierno/
Calosoft, studies, audits, calculations http://www.calosoft.net
Events
TI-Expo + Conference, Essen (DE), annual trade fair for the industrial insulation industry (May 4-5, 2022) https://www.ti-expo.de/
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