Cold pipe insulation can be installed around drinking and chilled water pipes, as well as air conditioning and outdoor wastewater piping.
Insulation for cold piping can help to keep pipes that transport cool air and drinking water at their desired low temperature.
When these pipes travel through hot areas of a construction with little or no protection, the contents inside can soon warm up. This is especially true during intense periods of warm weather or in the hottest climates, when they are needed the most. Such temperature increases impair their effectiveness.
By installing effective insulation, less money needs to be spent powering air conditioning, cold water and ventilation in a building, in order to cool down its occupants.
It also helps minimise the carbon footprint of a construction, creating an environmentally friendly way of maintaining a healthy indoor climate.
Adding effective insulation around cold pipes can result in significant energy savings – potentially up to and over 50 percent This is because it acts to lower the amount needed to cool businesses, properties and operations, providing a cost-effective way to cut carbon emissions caused by excess cooling2.
To work out the amount and thickness of cold pipe insulation products you will need, we can consult with you to learn what your operation requires.
Our team will look at the operating temperature of the unit it’s being installed around, medium temperatures of the piping and the conditions and temperatures that the pipes operate in.
Use our ROCKWOOL U-value calculator to determine the thermal performance of the building’s walls/roofs, and possible cost savings. For more details on technical specifications, visit our ROCKSPEC Specification Toolkit.
Our Teclit System has been specifically designed to insulate cold pipes and hybrid systems, and is:
Teclit components are designed to create the ‘perfect match’ for a complete system. Hangers take care of the piping load and insulation factor, while Teclit Lamella Matts are ideal for insulating large technical units, piping or other elements where a standard pipe section is not the best option.
Teclit LM Cold even comes with a similar high-end aluminium laminate as our pipe sections.
In addition, all of our insulation solutions are:
Our products are designed for easy installation, speeding up application time.
Key tips:
Our products also act to reduce the need for excessive air conditioning and water cooling, lowering fuel demand, increasing energy efficiency and helping to reduce carbon emissions.
The technical solutions we sold in 2019 will save over one billion tonnes of CO2 across the lifetime of their use – lowering our own footprint too10.
Your company may benefit from financial support or tax incentives when installing insulation, depending on government policies in your market.
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[2] https://www.ce.nl/publicaties/download/1730
[3] ROCKWOOL Group, Sustainability Report 2018, p. 11 (Material Economics estimate based on IRENA 2017 report). https://www.rockwoolgroup.com/about-us/sustainability/
[4] https://www.rockwoolgroup.com/why-stone-wool/robustness/
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[6] ROCKWOOL Group, Source link https://www.rockwool.dk/teknisk-support/beregningsprogrammer/conlit-brandsikring-beregninsprogram/
[7] ROCKWOOL Group, Annual Report 2015, p. 20.
[9] WHO Regional Office for Europe, Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region (2018). https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/383921/noise-guidelines-eng.pdf
[10 ]ROCKWOOL Group, Sustainability Report 2019, p. 9. https://www.rockwoolgroup.com/about-us/sustainability/
