{"id":6935,"date":"2012-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/considerations-for-insulation-specifications\/"},"modified":"2012-10-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T00:00:00","slug":"considerations-for-insulation-specifications","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/considerations-for-insulation-specifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Considerations for Insulation Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>For a facility owner or manager, it is critical to know both
\nwho is specifying your project and the contents of that specification. This is
\nextremely important in the case of mechanical insulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The facility owner has a
\nnumber of different resources available to him when he writes his
\nspecification, or has it written by a engineer. These resources include a large
\nnumber of ASTM standards, the 2009 ASHRAE Handbook?Fundamentals; ASHRAE Standard
\n90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings;
\nthe online Mechanical Insulation Design Guide; the National Commercial and
\nIndustrial Insulation Standards, 7th Edition; the 3E Plus\u00ae<\/sup> computer
\nprogram; and others. Regardless of who writes the specification, they should
\nmake use of these references and resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

As everyone learns in <\/span>“<\/span>Mechanical Insulation 101<\/span>” <\/span>(e.g., NIA’s National
\nInsulation Training Program or the web-based Mechanical Insulation Education
\n& Awareness E-Learning Series), the facility owner first needs to know the
\nmotivation for insulating. Is it for energy efficiency, process control, freeze
\nprotection, personnel protection, condensation control, fire protection, noise
\ncontrol, or some combination of these? Do all the surfaces specified with
\ninsulation actually need to be insulated? If the answers to these questions are
\nnot clear, then the facility owner needs to get answers to be able to proceed
\nto the next step and make certain that the specifier is designing the
\ninsulation system with the same objectives in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

The specifier will need to
\nselect particular materials. If the facility owner or manager has certain
\npreferences, these should be communicated to the specifier up front. If the
\nowner doesn’t have preferences, the next step is to confirm that the specifier
\nhas answered certain questions before selecting materials. Here are few
\nquestions that could be asked:<\/span><\/p>\n