Insulation
Explore our comprehensive range of insulation solutions designed to meet diverse building needs. From thermal and acoustic to moisture and water resistance, our insulation products ensure comfort, energy efficiency, and durability.
Insulation is essential for enhancing energy efficiency, comfort, and overall building performance. It helps maintain consistent indoor temperatures, keeping spaces cool in summer and warm in the winter.
Engineered for various applications, including roofs, walls, foundations, and floors, SOPREMA's portfolio of insulation products and systems deliver proven performance and support sustainable building and construction best practices.
SOPREMA provides comprehensive insulation solutions, including U-value calculations to support compliance with Approved Document L, which outlines energy performance standards for new and existing buildings. Our expertise extends to WUFI calculations, assessing moisture movement and the thermal efficiency of PAVATEX insulation panels.
Applications
Discover our insulation solutions designed to suit all applications and requirements.
Acoustic Insulation
Acoustic insulation reduces sound transfer between spaces, improves indoor acoustics, and enhances comfort and well-being by addressing noise pollution. SOPREMA offers soundproofing solutions like TECSOUND to block airborne and impact noise, as well as sound-absorbing products like PUREKUSTIK and FIBROKUSTIK to reduce echoes and reverberation.
Applications include floors, walls, ceiling, and pipes, offering both functionality and aesthetic appeal.
PAVATEX
PAVATEX is a wood-fibre based thermal insulation system that offers a unique range of benefits. These systems provide protection against cold, heat, and noise, making them an ideal choice for modern building envelopes. Designed to be both vapour-permeable and airtight, PAVATEX helps maintain a balanced indoor climate and supports sustainable building solutions.
Cellulose
Thermal and acoustic loosely applied cellulose infill insulation fibres for building walls, floors, ceilings, and loft spaces, made from 80% recycled and shredded paper and cardboard.
PIR
Polyisocyanurate (PIR) is a high-performance rigid insulation material widely used in construction and industrial applications. It is known for its oustanding thermal efficiency, structural stability, and moisture resistance.
PIR achieves a low thermal conductivity (lamba value, typically ~0.022 W/mK), meaning it is highly effective at reducing heat transfer. This allows PIR to provide the same thermal resistance (R-value) as thicker alternatives, making it a space-saving solution.
SOPRAXPS
Discover the high performance of SOPRAXPS insulation boards. Designed for strength and durability, these boards are ideal for a wide range of applications, from inverted roofs and industrial floors to foundation walls. With outstanding compressive strength, exceptional water and moisture resistance, and thermal efficiency, SOPRAXPS insulation boards are long lasting.
SOPRAXPS is not only effective but also climate considerate, manufactured using sustainable production technologies and raw materials. Made with recycled content, the boards support the circular economy and can be fully recycled at the end of their use life.
Performance Terms for Insulation Materials
The performance of insulation materials depends on several factors, the most important being:
- The lambda value tells you more about the ease with which heat can travel through a material by conduction (thermal conductivity). The lower the lambda value, the better the insulation properties.
- The U-value, in turn, describes how well or how badly a building component transmits heat. Again, the lower the U-value, the better the component's insulation properties.
- The specific heat capacity refers to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of the material by 1k (or by 1°C).
- The R-value denotes thermal resistance. The higher the R-value, the better the material resists heat flow (thermal resistance).
- The density or mass per unit volume, expressed in kg/m³.
- The thermal diffusivity or the ability of a material permits the passage of water.
- Long term water absorption by immersion.
- The compressive strength or the material's capacity to withstand loads.
- The dimensional stability: the extent to which the insulation material retains its original dimensions when subjected to, for instance, temperature changes.
- The reaction-to-fire performance of insulation and other building materials is assessed using the Euroclass system, the common EU standard. This classification system consists of seven levels, evaluating key factors such as ignitability, heat release, flame spread, and smoke production, among others.
Pavatex Multi Functional Insulation
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