Knauf Insulation has introduced a free CPD presentation for architects and designers to help them comply with updates to Section J of the National Construction Code, released in 2019.

The CPD will help architects and designers to now consider the impact of thermal bridging on the overall thermal performance of Building Classes 2-9 under the requirements of AS/NZS4859.2 which are now necessary.

“To understand the impact of thermal bridging on a building envelope system, a complex calculation is now necessary,” Knauf Insulation national specification manager Michael Goodhew says.

“Although a big leap from previous methods of calculation, the new considerations for thermal bridging will allow for buildings to be designed more accurately to reflect how they will perform in-situ with regards to energy efficiency.”

The free CPD covers topics including:

• Learning about thermal bridging;
• Gaining an understanding of standards in the NCC 2019 that pertain to thermal bridging;
• Understanding the overall changes in minimum R-value requirements by climate zone; and
• Learning the principals required for considering thermal bridging in system performance.