1. Home
  2. Construction and public works
  3. Finishing work and technical packages
  4. Thermal insulation for individual and collective buildings

  5. General

Article | REF: TBA2194 V1

Thermal insulation for individual and collective buildings

Author: André BERGNER

Publication date: August 10, 2021 | Lire en français

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!

Automatically translated using artificial intelligence technology (Note that only the original version is binding) > find out more.

    A  |  A

    1. General

    According to ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie): 30% of heat escapes from a poorly insulated house through the attic and roof (which is therefore the priority in terms of insulation), 25% through the walls, 10 or 15% through the windows and 7 or 10% through the floors. The thermal insulation project therefore takes into account the various elements of the building: walls, doors and windows, roofing, floors and intermediate floors.

    Four things to remember for successful insulation :

    1. check that ventilation is sufficiently efficient: it's important for a home to be properly ventilated, particularly to evacuate humidity. To limit humidity in the home, insulation must always be combined with effective ventilation, such as controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV);

    2. ...

    You do not have access to this resource.

    Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

    You do not have access to this resource.
    Click here to request your free trial access!

    Already subscribed? Log in!

    The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

    A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
    + More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
    From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

    This article is included in

    Finishing work and technical packages

    This offer includes:

    Knowledge Base

    Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

    Services

    A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

    Practical Path

    Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

    Doc & Quiz

    Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

    Subscribe now!

    Ongoing reading
    General
    Outline