Thin reflective insulation, backed by texts and test reports
Every article takes one precise question, cites the official French, European and international texts, and links to the reports of the laboratories that measured the product.
Livestock buildings and warehouses: the heat comes from radiation, not from the air
700,000 hens lost in one heatwave. What comes down from a sunlit roof is radiation, not hot air, and it is dealt with on the roof underside.
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Soundproofing a wall: the complete wall is what counts
What Rw and DnT,A measure, what French regulation requires, and the LNEC measurement of a 0.29 m double wall with a 20 mm thin acoustic insulation.
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Roofs in overseas France: a solar factor of 0.03 at most
RTAA DOM, absorption coefficient, solar factor calculation, CEE sheets and Agir Plus in France: the method and the evidence for a tropical roof.
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Thin insulation in public buildings in France: A2 class or thermal screen
A2 class or thermal screen, accepted thicknesses, air gap barriers: what France's article AM 8 requires of insulation, and what changes in 2027.
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Thin insulation and RE 2020 in France: no minimum R per wall
France's RE 2020 sets no minimum R-value per wall. How the calculation counts thin reflective insulation, what evidence to give and what changes in renovation.
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List of pages in Blog:
- Thin insulation and RE 2020 in France: no minimum R per wall
- Thin insulation in public buildings in France: A2 class or thermal screen
- Roofs in overseas France: a solar factor of 0.03 at most
- Soundproofing a wall: the complete wall is what counts
- Livestock buildings and warehouses: the heat comes from radiation, not from the air