Pittsburgh Corning manufacture Foamglas, Cellular Glass Insulation. Production commenced in 1935, and today we have offices throughout the world. Foamglas is a truly unique building material, structurally its extremely strong taking up to 1,600kN/m² and with its minimum 68% recycled content its environmentally friendly; an Insulation For The Lifetime Of The Building.
Contact information
Pittsburgh Corning (UK) Ltd
31-35 Kirby Street
Hatton Garden
London
EC1N 8TE
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 (0)20 7492 1730
http://www.foamglas.co.uk
CPD booking contact
Tel: +44 (0)20 7492 1731
Approved CPD materials
Cellular Glass Insulation: Reducing Risk by Design
Type: Seminar
This seminar aims to cover:
- Understanding how cellular glass insulation is manufactured, the features and benefits of an hermetically sealed glass wall cell structure.
- Sustainability and environmental issues; use of post-consumer waste / abundant natural raw materials.
- Building physics; how insulation materials react to moisture, fire, point loading, changes in temperature, resistance to attack.
- Building regulations Part L – Eliminating thermal bridging in foundations and wall / floor junctions.
- The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- Effective solutions to construction problems – examples of cellular glass insulation to address building physics in “high risk” applications.
- Technical support services.
Cellular Glass Insulation: For Floors, Walls and Soffits
Type: Seminar
- Understanding how celular glass insulation is manufactured, the features and benefits of an hermetically sealed glass wall structure
- Sustainability and environmental issues; use of post-consumer waste/abundant natural raw materials
- Building physics; how insulation materials react to moisture, fire, point loading, changes in temperature, resistance to attack, compressive strength
- Assessment of different internal humidty rooms, from hot, humid to traditional normal construction
- Different internal finishes blending with good design
- internal floor finishes, their asthetics and loading expectations
- Basement design, applications and resistance to water ingress and flooding
Cellular Glass Insulation – Metal Roofs and Facades
Type: Seminar
This seminar aims to cover:
- Understanding how cellular glass insulation is manufactured, the features and benefits of an hermetically sealed glass wall cell structure.
- Sustainability and environmental issues; use of post-consumer waste / abundant natural raw materials.
- Building physics; how insulation materials react to moisture, fire, point loading, changes in temperature, resistance to attack.
- Solutions for various roofing substrates and the solution for standing seam roofs
- Standing seam system solutions
- Façade design solutions, case study and fire considerations for facades.
- Technical support services
Accessible Roofs for Walkways, Vehicles and Public Places
Type: Seminar
- Understanding how cellular glass insulation is manufactured, the features and benefits of an hermetically sealed glass wall cell structure
- Sustainability and environmental issues; use of post-consumer waste/abundant natural raw materials
- Building physics; how insulation materials react to moisture, fire, point loading, changes in temperature, resistance to attack, compressive strength
- Flat roofing standards, comparing data and evaluation of major considerations
- Good flat roof design and drainage. tapered insulation design, good water management
- Hot and cold application systems, specifications, site support, thermal and condensation calculations