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Renaud FEIDT: Chairman, INVIVO Consulting sas (management consulting) - Energy engineer graduated from École Polytechnique de Nantes
INTRODUCTION
Since the 2000s, the desire to limit the impact of human activity on the environment has led to the development of technical solutions aimed in particular at controlling energy consumption and reducing pollutant emissions.
One of the solutions implemented is to reduce heat loss through walls by means of thermal insulation. This solution can be applied both in the residential sector, to maintain occupant comfort while reducing the need for air conditioning (both heating and cooling), and in the industrial and transport sectors.
This article is part of a series of four dedicated to thermal insulation.
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Thermal insulation
Definition of thermal insulation
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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