3. Regulatory and environmental aspects
With the publication of the RT2000 and, more recently, the RT2012 (RT stands for Réglementation Thermique, or thermal regulation) applicable to the construction of new housing, the use of thermal insulation has become essential in the home.
At the same time, the tightening of obligations applied to industrial facilities, particularly in terms of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions, has also led to the massive use of thermal insulation.
Faced with all these demands, it was necessary to build a regulatory framework that would enable insulation products to be compared with each other, as well as defining the characteristics, calculation and implementation of thermal insulation solutions.
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Thermal insulation – Determination of steady-state heat transfer properties in pipe insulation - NF EN ISO 8497 - 1996
- Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial facilities – Calculation methods - NF EN ISO 12241 - 2010
- Insulation work – Thermal insulation of circuits, devices and accessories –80 °C to +650 °C – Part 1-1: Technical specifications – Part 1-2: General material selection criteria...
Regulations
RT2000 thermal regulations. Règles de calcul Th-Bât/Th-U, published by CSTB (replaces DTU P50-702 1988, Règles Th-K 77).
RT2012 thermal regulations. Règles de calcul Th-B-C-E 2012, Published by CSTB
Decree no. 2012-1530 of December 28, 2012 on the thermal characteristics and energy performance of building constructions
Patents
FR2991697. Thermal insulation panel. DUFORESTEL Thierry, DE CACQUERAY Diane and MILLEVILLE Pierre-Henri.2012
FR2991698. Thermal insulation device. DUFORESTEL Thierry and MILLEVILLE Pierre-Henri.2012
Specialized organizations and laboratories (non-exhaustive list)
ACERMI – Association pour la certification des matériaux Isolants, Paris.
AFNOR – Association Française de Normalisation.
CEN – European Committee for Standardization. Technical Committee TC88: Thermal insulating materials and products.
CFI – Comité français de l'Isolation, Paris.
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