Theta Thermal Insulation Systems
Home, office & hospitality renovations have legislation requirements about passive design levels. Learn how Theta thermal insulations systems meet those needs.
Theta Thermal Insulation Systems
If you are renovating a home, office, factory or hospitality building, you would be required by legislation to make sure you achieve certain levels of passive design. Eco-friendly buildings are no longer an aspiration; they are a requirement. Theta thermal insulation systems have been around for longer than the legislation and have an impressive track record of keeping things cool (or warm).
Treating Theta Thermal Insulation System Like An Asset
Insulation materials are essential to any new build or renovation project. Uninsulated buildings stand to lose approximately 33% of their heating or cooling. That is literally throwing money out the window (or door, ceiling, floor, etc.).
Property owners spend extensive amounts of time, and money, on the aesthetics of a home with barely any consideration for thermal insulation. The aesthetics will date or age and need regular maintenance, but your insulation keeps working quietly in the background for decades to come.
Expenditure of as much as R360,000 will quickly be allocated to a kitchen renovation, but R30,000 worth of insulation is grumbled about. That R30,000 is an asset that makes money for you month after month after the initial capital is outlaid. The kitchen, however, will date, age, get damaged and eventually need to be replaced.
The shell of your office, factory or home needs to be the most efficient structure possible in order for full functionality to be achieved. Insulation is thus a key factor within this.
Nobody wants a leaky plane, boat or home.
Insulation Options Including Theta Thermal Insulation Systems
Every structure is as unique as its owner and that will inform the selection of insulation solutions such as bulk insulation, combination insulation or reflective insulation.
Bulk insulation is used in the space between a ceiling and a roof or in wall cavities. Foil board is often used for flooring insulation and is only required in areas of extreme temperature variances.
Reflective insulation is a retarder of heat flow, specifically radiant heat, and works optimally when combined with air spaces, e.g. reflective vinyl on a window and a solid roller blind on the inside of a window creating an air pocket.
Reflective Foil Insulation Theta Thermal Insulation Systems
Reflective foil products, or laminates, must meet SABS standard SANS 1381 Part 4. Their performance measurements are more complex than bulk materials, but bulk and reflective both perform more effectively if air pockets are involved.
Bulk products trap air due to the manner in which they are manufactured. Double glazing, for example, works by trapping air or gas.
Reflective insulation works with created air spaces next to it (or above or below as is needed) combined with high reflective qualities and surfaces with low permeability.
The plane with the brightest reflective qualities should face downwards. The simple act of reflection is not the total action. It is a combination of reflection, absorption and conductivity.
Contact the insulation experts at Capco who can guide you on the best Theta Thermal Insulation System solutions for your building’s needs.