Undergraduate studies and postgraduate studies are never enough if a professional wants to be up-to-date with the market they are involved into.
For architects, engineers and builders, CPD seminars or a regular basis are a must, as they help us catch up with the latest news in the industry, master in innovation and understand how the things that we design work.
As I am personally keen on green design and improving energy performance of buildings, I do frequently look up and read, read, read endlessly about new building solutions, materials, science innovations and so on.
What is best about this is that I can share things I find interesting with you lot, hence the purpose of the Eco-Review BlogSpot (and its facebook page extension...)
In the link at the end of this post, there is an online CPD video seminar to watch, which gives a good insight on Cellular Glass Insulation and how this is applied to all the main parts of a building.
Insulation materials vary so much and it often becomes confusing as per what is suitable where and for what reason.
For instance, not all insulation materials have a low carbon footprint - in fact usually these tend to provide a lower performance that the oil-based or the mineral ones, but whatever the case, we need to know that the materials we use will perform as we expect them to, as long as they are used where they are supposed to.
We also need to look at their physical properties, such as their vapour permeability, their compressive strength, the way these are installed, their cost, ease of handling, health implications in the manufacturing process, during installation and post-installation. Physics may be overwhelming for some designers, but it is an essential part to look at, as materials' science is directly related to buildings and therefore, if something is out of our field of knowledge, we should always seek for advice from a specialist and bring them on board in the design process.
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