Jablite ‘Jabfloor 70’
thermal insulation, ground floor slab, recycled polystyrene slab
‘Jabfloor 70 can be used below the concrete slab in domestic solid ground-floor constructions to satisfy the Building Regulations' U-value requirements.
• Low thermal transmittance
100mm thickness of Jabfloor 70 will typically improve the U-value of a 50m2 ground floor from 0.8W/m2K to 0.25W/m2K.
• Versatile
Jabfloor 70 can be used above or below the damp-proof membrane.
• Permanent
Jabfloor 70 is rot-proof and durable and will remain effective for the life of the building.
• Rapid construction
No specialised trades orequipment are required.
• Easy to handle
Jabfloor 70 is manufactured from expanded polystyrene’
| Material/s: | expanded Polystyrene (comprises expandable beads of polystyrene pre-foamed) |
| Environmental statement: | no |
| BRE Ecopoints: | unrated |
| Green Guide rating: | unrated |
| Environmental certification: | none |
| 3rd party accreditation: | BBA cert 87/1796 |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | none |
| Quality certification: | ISO 9001:2000 |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | reusable |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | 10 - 20% industrial packaging |
| Life expectancy | life of the building |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
virgin polystyrene |
| Downloads: | Product brochure |
| Codes of Practice: | |
| Workmanship Work Section: | |
| Country/s of manufacture: | UK |
| UK distribution location: | Belvedere, Howden, Glasgow and Whitecroft |
| Alternative products: | Thermal insulation |
| Further information: | Insulation materials compared |
| Information last updated: | Thursday 1st, May 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Vencel Resil Ltd |
| Address: | Infinity House, Anderson Way, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6BG |
| Telephone: | 020 8320 9100 |
| Fax: | 020 8320 9142 |
| Email: | technical@vencel.co.uk |
| Website: | www.jablite.co.uk |
| Supply chain availability: | Distributors |
| Supplier: | Refer to manufacturer's listings |
| Telephone: | 0870 600 3666 |
| Email: | technical@vencel.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.jablite.co.uk |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
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Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
| - | Ozone layer deplection | |
Solid Waste |
| - | Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
| - | Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
