Rockwool has launched an online U-value calculator that incorporates BIM objects for downloading. Users are able to calculate the thermal performance of walls, floors and roofs with more than 2,500 calculations available.
All calculations have been certified under the BBA/TIMSA U-value competency scheme, providing accurate and industry-informed results. Users are able to tweak the results by altering the U-value or the thickness of the insulation specified.
Believed to be unique to the construction industry, users are also able to download BIM (Building Information Modelling) Objects for the whole build-up.
The use of BIM has been increasing steadily over recent years. Offering access to all up-to-date, technically relevant data, BIM is important for planning and implementing construction projects. The use and importance of BIM is likely to increase as the Government makes it a mandatory procedure for all projects it funds from April this year.
Rockwool’s U-value calculator covers the following constructions:
- Ground floors – concrete, beam and block and timber
- Masonry cavity – full-fill and partial-fill
- Timber frame – external wall, hybrid wall and cladding
- Rainscreen
- EWI – solid brick, block and metal frame
- Pitched roof – horizontal and rafter line
- Flat roof – metal, concrete and timber decks
- Soffit’s
- Intermediate floors
- Internal walls
Condensation risk analysis calculations can also be supplied by request to the Rockwool Technical Solutions Department, quoting the relevant calculation reference.