Thermal Insulation

Thermal insulation minimizes heat transfer between objects or areas with different temperatures. It uses materials and techniques to reduce heat flow. It conserves energy, maintains desired temperatures, and enhances comfort. It helps keep spaces cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather, reducing heating and cooling costs.

Thermal insulation improves energy efficiency and uses materials with low thermal conductivity to create a barrier against heat transfer.

Regulations in the Building Code of Australia (BCA) stipulates the Insulation Standards that builders and developers need to comply with for all Residential and Commercial buildings in Australia.

Your BASIX/Nathers report mandates Thermal Insulation requirements for each of your project specifically.

Some of the additional thermal insulation you would need to do are:

External Wall Thermal Insulation
Garage Internal Wall Thermal Insulation
Internal Ceilings Thermal Insulation
Garage Ceiling/Underfloor Thermal Insulation

To comply with the above BASIX/Nathers requirements, you will need to undertake some or all of the above items.

In addition, for Custom Homes, we can provide consultancy for installing additional thermal Insulation to satisfy your client’s specific needs such as:

Bedroom/bathroom internal walls
Underfloor (ground floor ceiling) etc

Our team will help you to understand your BASIX/Nathers requirements and translate that to the correct ratings (R-values) of insulation materials to be used for each individual project.

INSULATION

TYPES, BENEFITS & RATING

Benefits of Thermal Insulation

Thermal Insulation acts as a barrier to heat flow and is essential for keeping your home warm in winter and cool in summer. A well-insulated and well-designed home provides year-round comfort, cutting cooling and heating bills, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Benefits of Acoustic Insulation

Acoustic Insulation provides sound isolation from adjoining spaces and prevents sound leakage from your space into neighbouring spaces. This will mean – more privacy, better sound quality within the space and reduced noise ingress from outside.

Different types of Insulation

Insulation products come in 2 main categories — bulk and reflective — which are sometimes combined into a composite material.
All insulation materials sold in Australia must meet Australian Standard AS/NZS 4859 Materials for the thermal insulation of buildings.

Commonly used insulation materials are

glass wool, batts and rolls (often made from recycled materials)
wool, batts and loose fill
cellulose fibre loose fill (often made from recycled paper fibres)
polyester, batts and rolls (often made from recycled materials)
polystyrene, expanded (EPS) or extruded (XPS), as rigid boards
polyisocyanurate (PIR) as rigid boards

What is R-Value

How well an insulation product resists heat flow is known as its R value. The higher the R value, the higher the level of insulation. The National Construction Code (Nathers) and BASIX (in New South Wales) set out minimum requirements for the R values of materials used in the construction of buildings. It is generally advisable to exceed these for greater comfort and energy savings.

Testimonials

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Moshiur Rahman
Assurance Homes

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Daljit Singh
Modern Designs Pty Ltd

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Ravi Joshi
Joshpat Constructions

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Thermal Insulation