Insulation For Solid Floors - Materials, Installation and Innovations

Description

The CPD aims to give an overview of the materials currently available for flooring, primarily looking at under screed situations. It looks briefly at how heat transfer works and it considers the parameters involved in choosing and using a particular material and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Finaly it looks at current changes in the marketplace and innovative options available.

By the end of this CPD delegates ought to:

1. Have an understanding of how insulation works.

2. Have an overview of materials suitable for flooring applications.

3. Understand the relative performance of commonly used materials (thermal and other).

4. Know installation methods and site requirements.

5. Be able to look at new options.