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Foamglas Insulation Board - Application on High Humidity Buildings
High Humidity Buildings: Reducing the Risk of Interstitial Condensation FOAMGLAS®, Cellular Glass insulation, with its typical closed cell structure has reassured both building owners and specifiers alike for well over fifty years. The causes of interstitial condensation Poor installation of vapour control layers, causing moisture vapour to pass into the structure. Insufficient insulation causing the dew point to occurr within the structure, so increasing the risk of interstitial condensation. Presence of penetrating mechanical fastenings (thermal bridge). Gradual loss of thermal performance, due to thermal ageing. Technical features and benefits: - Waterproof FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure. It is watertight and air tight. It cannot soak up water, the closed cell structure prevents water absorption, penetration or tracking by capillary action. - Vapour control FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure, FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. It provides both an insulation and high performance vapour barrier in one material. - Proven long term thermal performance FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. Thermal ageing does not take place. The thermal performance of FOAMGLAS® is permanent for the lifetime of the building. - No mechanical fixing FOAMGLAS® is adhesive bonded onto the building structure, mechanical fixings are not required, there is no risk of fixings corrosion or thermal bridging. - Low co-efficient of thermal movement Buildings with a humid internal environment often have high internal temperatures. FOAMGLAS® is dimensionally stable it has a low co-efficient of thermal movement, in the same range as concrete and steel. It can be adhesive bonded onto the structure, no mechanical fixings, therefore no thermal bridging. - An insulation suitable for all environments FOAMGLAS® is the insulation material which can perform in all types of building, and in all environments. - Preventing interstitial condensation Your local FOAMGLAS® representative can prepare a U value calculation and condensation risk analysis to show there is no risk of interstitial condensation whatever the external or internal conditions may be.
High Humidity Buildings: Reducing the Risk of Interstitial Condensation FOAMGLAS®, Cellular Glass insulation, with its typical closed cell structure has reassured both building owners and specifiers alike for well over fifty years. The causes of interstitial condensation Poor installation of vapour control layers, causing moisture vapour to pass into the structure. Insufficient insulation causing the dew point to occurr within the structure, so increasing the risk of interstitial condensation. Presence of penetrating mechanical fastenings (thermal bridge). Gradual loss of thermal performance, due to thermal ageing. Technical features and benefits: - Waterproof FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure. It is watertight and air tight. It cannot soak up water, the closed cell structure prevents water absorption, penetration or tracking by capillary action. - Vapour control FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure, FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. It provides both an insulation and high performance vapour barrier in one material. - Proven long term thermal performance FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. Thermal ageing does not take place. The thermal performance of FOAMGLAS® is permanent for the lifetime of the building. - No mechanical fixing FOAMGLAS® is adhesive bonded onto the building structure, mechanical fixings are not required, there is no risk of fixings corrosion or thermal bridging. - Low co-efficient of thermal movement Buildings with a humid internal environment often have high internal temperatures. FOAMGLAS® is dimensionally stable it has a low co-efficient of thermal movement, in the same range as concrete and steel. It can be adhesive bonded onto the structure, no mechanical fixings, therefore no thermal bridging. - An insulation suitable for all environments FOAMGLAS® is the insulation material which can perform in all types of building, and in all environments. - Preventing interstitial condensation Your local FOAMGLAS® representative can prepare a U value calculation and condensation risk analysis to show there is no risk of interstitial condensation whatever the external or internal conditions may be.
High Humidity Buildings:
Reducing the Risk of Interstitial Condensation
FOAMGLAS®, Cellular Glass insulation, with its typical closed cell structure has reassured both building owners and specifiers alike for well over fifty years.
The causes of interstitial condensation
Poor installation of vapour control layers, causing moisture vapour to pass into the structure. Insufficient insulation causing the dew point to occurr within the structure, so increasing the risk of interstitial condensation. Presence of penetrating mechanical fastenings (thermal bridge). Gradual loss of thermal performance, due to thermal ageing.
Technical features and benefits:
- Waterproof
FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure. It is watertight and air tight. It cannot soak up water, the closed cell structure prevents water absorption, penetration or tracking by capillary action.
- Vapour control
FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure, FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. It provides both an insulation and high performance vapour barrier in one material.
- Proven long term thermal performance
FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. Thermal ageing does not take place. The thermal performance of FOAMGLAS® is permanent for the lifetime of the building.
- No mechanical fixing
FOAMGLAS® is adhesive bonded onto the building structure, mechanical fixings are not required, there is no risk of fixings corrosion or thermal bridging.
- Low co-efficient of thermal movement
Buildings with a humid internal environment often have high internal temperatures. FOAMGLAS® is dimensionally stable it has a low co-efficient of thermal movement, in the same range as concrete and steel. It can be adhesive bonded onto the structure, no mechanical fixings, therefore no thermal bridging.
- An insulation suitable for all environments
FOAMGLAS® is the insulation material which can perform in all types of building, and in all environments.
- Preventing interstitial condensation
Your local FOAMGLAS® representative can prepare a U value calculation and condensation risk analysis to show there is no risk of interstitial condensation whatever the external or internal conditions may be.
Reducing the Risk of Interstitial Condensation
FOAMGLAS®, Cellular Glass insulation, with its typical closed cell structure has reassured both building owners and specifiers alike for well over fifty years.
The causes of interstitial condensation
Poor installation of vapour control layers, causing moisture vapour to pass into the structure. Insufficient insulation causing the dew point to occurr within the structure, so increasing the risk of interstitial condensation. Presence of penetrating mechanical fastenings (thermal bridge). Gradual loss of thermal performance, due to thermal ageing.
Technical features and benefits:
- Waterproof
FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure. It is watertight and air tight. It cannot soak up water, the closed cell structure prevents water absorption, penetration or tracking by capillary action.
- Vapour control
FOAMGLAS® consists of pure glass, it has a truly hermetically sealed, closed cell, glass structure, FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. It provides both an insulation and high performance vapour barrier in one material.
- Proven long term thermal performance
FOAMGLAS® is totally vapour tight. Vapour diffusion and interstitial condensation cannot occur within the material. Thermal ageing does not take place. The thermal performance of FOAMGLAS® is permanent for the lifetime of the building.
- No mechanical fixing
FOAMGLAS® is adhesive bonded onto the building structure, mechanical fixings are not required, there is no risk of fixings corrosion or thermal bridging.
- Low co-efficient of thermal movement
Buildings with a humid internal environment often have high internal temperatures. FOAMGLAS® is dimensionally stable it has a low co-efficient of thermal movement, in the same range as concrete and steel. It can be adhesive bonded onto the structure, no mechanical fixings, therefore no thermal bridging.
- An insulation suitable for all environments
FOAMGLAS® is the insulation material which can perform in all types of building, and in all environments.
- Preventing interstitial condensation
Your local FOAMGLAS® representative can prepare a U value calculation and condensation risk analysis to show there is no risk of interstitial condensation whatever the external or internal conditions may be.
General Specification
Type | : | Thermal insulation |
Brand | : | Foamglas® |
Origin | : | Europe |
Material | : | Cellular Glass |
Size
Product size | : | Please contact us for more details |
Technical
Compressive strength | : | ≥ 600 kPa, up to more than 1600Kpa |
Reaction to fire (core material) | : | Non-combustible |
Water vapour resistance | : | Zero |
Environmental Product Declaration | : | Yes |
Environmental Concern | : | Free from CFC’s, HCFC’s and HFC’s, Zero Ozone depletion, can be disposed in landfill or be recycled |
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