Temperature control: Improving knowledge and skills in HVAC insulation through CPD training.
Controlling temperature in commercial buildings isn’t just about installing efficient heating and cooling systems - it’s also about understanding how insulation supports those systems to work more efficiently, sustainably and reliably. Temperature control is a whole-system challenge and insulation plays a key role in this. To help industry to gain all the insights and knowledge they need - or updating their expertise in line with new legislation or techniques - Isover delivers in-depth training and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) support to help professionals design, specify and install insulation in the most up-to-date and accurate way. Let’s look at this in more detail.
Training that puts insulation performance into practice
Our CPD training is specifically developed for experts in HVAC design. Approved by CIBSE , the session is available in-person and takes around 90 minutes. It’s designed to give engineers, specifiers, consultants and designers a good understanding of how to specify insulation systems that find the right balance of performance benefits.
It also looks at how to apply this knowledge on site from minimising thermal bridging to improving airtightness, moisture control, and long-term system performance.
We’re proud to help build competence across the industry offering dedicated training and support to ensure that insulation is specified and installed correctly. Our CIBSE accredited CPD training programme , helps equip professionals with the knowledge and skills required to select the right insulation solutions and apply them properly.
Award-nominated training facility at our UK Head Office
Opened in March 2025, the Technical Insulation Training room at East Leake offers attendees hands-on training in relation to installing the Isover U Protect System for Passive Fire Protection of ductwork. The training is aimed at those specifying, installing and selling the system, with a mixture of theory-based classroom learning and a practical session in the training room. The training offer was shortlisted at the 2025 ASFP annual award ceremony for Innovation Project of the Year.
How training supports better insulation design in real buildings
1. Smarter specification
Choosing the right material, thickness, and thermal performance depends on the application - whether it’s for ventilation ducts, chilled water pipes, plant rooms or high-temperature systems. Isover’s training can help you to specify insulation that fits the project exactly.
2. Understanding junctions and detailing
Training sessions look at real examples of installation best practice, including how to detail service penetrations, joints and interfaces to reduce thermal bridging and maintain airtightness, all of which are crucial to maintaining stable temperatures.
3. Preventing moisture and condensation
You’ll learn how to identify high-risk areas and select appropriate vapour barriers and insulation strategies to keep systems dry and working as designed.
4. Support you can rely on
Isover’s Technical Support Centre is there to underpin your training. With guidance from insulation specialists, you’ll have all the resources you need to support your designs, confirm performance, and refine installations before and after project delivery.
Training helps to ensure continued performance, comfort and compliance
When HVAC insulation is specified and installed correctly, the results are measurable:
- More stable indoor temperatures
- Lower energy consumption and operating costs
- Improved system efficiency
- Reduced risk of moisture, mould or corrosion
In large commercial spaces or critical environments like healthcare and education, those improvements can make a difference to energy bills through less heat loss, building performance and to people’s wellbeing.
HVAC insulation from Isover
Isover Climcover
Providing thermal insulation in rolls for circular metal ductwork and slabs for rectangular ducts – Isover Climcover is a strong, flexible and lightweight, making it an easy to handle glass mineral wool product. It features a factory-applied aluminium foil facing providing an inherent vapour barrier. The Isover Climcover range can help to meet thermal building regulations and offers energy savings by protecting the installation from external thermal variation.
Isover Climpipe
Isover Climpipe Sections can be considered for the thermal insulation of pipework as they are robust, lightweight (compared to stone wool products) pre-formed 'snap on' sections with a reinforced aluminium foil facing and a self-adhesive overlap to help ensure a strong vapour barrier.
Manufactured in 1.2 m lengths, the glass mineral wool pipe sections offer the opportunity for fewer joints than traditional 1m products, helping to reduce thermal bridging.
An expert-led approach to better building design
Whether it’s learning in a classroom or hands-on sessions at the Isover Technical Insulation Training room, the aim is to give professionals the confidence and capability to make better decisions on every project.
If you would like to build more resilient, more efficient HVAC systems, contact us today to arrange a training session.