Natural Building Technologies and SOPREMA: a perfect match

As a market leader and specialist in insulation, SOPREMA takes pride in the extensiveness and quality of our products and services. So, it was with great pleasure that we welcomed the premium insulation ranges of Natural Building Technologies (NBT) into our offer. While NBT and SOPREMA UK started out as separate companies, we are now merging under one name, SOPREMA, to provide an even more coherent range of solutions for the entire building envelope. Read on to find out more about NBT and to discover which of their natural insulation materials and membranes can be sourced from SOPREMA.

Experts in natural insulation

NBT is widely known across the UK for their first-rate solutions for thermal, moisture, acoustic and overheating control, both for new builds and in retrofit systems. As the company name suggests: Natural Building Technologies specialises in natural insulation. The sustainable building materials the company develops include, for instance, PAVATEX wood fibre insulation, made from waste wood which is heated and pressurised to create fibres. These fibres, in turn, are transformed into insulation boards. Given that SOPREMA also puts sustainability high on the agenda and has itself made significant strides towards a smaller environmental footprint, the NBT philosophy is obviously a perfect match for ours.

 

Wood fibre insulation and membranes

Since NBT became a part of the SOPREMA family, we have expanded our range with, on the one hand, PAVATEX wood fibre insulation and, on the other, a series of high-quality membranes.

PAVATEX natural insulation

The PAVATEX wood fibre insulation range has both excellent thermal and acoustic properties. Its thermal mass ‘soaks up’ the heat from the sun, helping to prevent summertime overheating as well as overheating in case of fire. Lastly, the insulation boards are characterised by superior breathability, keeping moisture that is produced internally from getting trapped within the building fabric.

Vapour control and other membranes

In addition to the PAVATEX insulation boards, we are continuing several of the NBT vapour control, sarking and other membranes, such as the ADB breathable membrane, the DB 3.5 airtight membrane, the DSB2 over rafter airtight membrane and the LDB 0.02 retrofit membrane. This product range is complemented by the new SOPRAVAP HYGRO and SOPLUTEC membranes.

Changes in the NBT product ranges

The names of the Natural Building Technologies products that have been added to the SOPREMA range remain the same, but we would like to point out that some product lines have been discontinued:

  • Pavatherm Plus (replaced by ISOLAIR)
  • Isoroof (replaced by ISOLAIR)
  • Pavatherm-Profil
  • Pavendentro (replaced by ISOLAIR)
  • Pavaroom
  • Isofloc membrane (replaced by SOPRAVAP HYGRO)
  • Black and UV stable FBA membrane (replaced by SOPLUTEC)
  • Pavabase (replaced by PAVAPRIM)

For a more detailed overview, you can download our brochures on the product pages.

A new era in wood fibre insulation

We are happy to provide an even more complete product offer in both thermal insulation and acoustic insulation. If you would like to find out more, feel free to browse the PAVATEX products on our website or to get in touch with our insulation experts.

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