Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title offers a comprehensive catalogue of insulating materials for use in construction. Notes on the individual types of insulating materials provide information on the raw materials they contain as well as their typical attributes, areas of application, and delivery forms.

Properties of insulating materials -- Types of insulating material -- Classification -- Inorganic insulating materials -- Organic insulating materials -- New developments -- Statutory instruments and insulating material standards -- Construction Products Directive (CPD) and Construction Products Act Construction legislation instruments -- European standards and approvals for thermal insulating materials -- National codes of practice and technical approvals -- Attestation of conformity -- Identification and labelling -- Consumer protection, quality control and voluntary product certification -- Applications for insulating materials -- Fields of application -- Insulation in floors and roofs -- Insulation in walls -- External basement insulation -- Avoiding thermal bridges -- Air as an insulator -- Insulating materials and thermal performance in summer -- Insulating materials in other climate zones -- Insulating matenals from the ecological viewpoint -- Sustainability -- definition and assessment -- Ecological dimension -- Social dimension -- Economic dimension -- Sustainable use of insulating materials -- Trade associations -- Directory of manufacturers and suppliers.

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