Museum specifies insulation boards from Celotex

The Black Country Living Museum has undergone a reconstruction of original buildings to meet the demands of its growing visitor numbers, while reducing its carbon footprint.

Specifiers opted for high thermal performance and easily installed Celotex PL3000 thermal laminate PIR insulation boards.

A combination of insulation and tapered edge plasterboard integrated into one product, it made for a rapid renovation of the Fish and Chip shop kitchen area and the first floor rooms over all of the shops.

With great thermal efficiency, the polyisocyanurate (PIR) 40mm boards (plus their 12.5mm plasterboard layer) provide an effective and easily installed thermal shell for the renovated areas.

The PIR boards were able to provide a more thermally efficient building envelope, reducing heating costs and minimising the museum's carbon footprint.

The product represented a suitable means of bringing the traditional brickwork structure to the standards expected of modern buildings.

The insulation component of Celotex PL3000 boards achieves an A rating in the 2008 Green Guide to Specification and has a low Global Warming Potential and zero Ozone Depletion Potential.

Celotex PL3000 is suitable for mechanical fixing or direct bonding and is perfect for either new build or renovation projects.

At the Black Country Living Museum, it was fixed to the reconstructed external brick walls.

The 1,200x2,400mm boards were then cut to fit the ceiling height of the room.

A continuous band of gypsum adhesive was applied to all skirtings, ceiling levels and openings and dabs were applied to the brick wall.

The boards were then fixed and tightly butted before being taped to create a vapour control layer.

Easily installed, the PL3000 boards were a time and cost efficient means of insulating the existing structure, and allowed for minimal disruption to the operation of the busy museum.

The insulation also represented an effective and lasting means of renovating an old structure to the eco-friendly performance expected of today's public buildings.

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