1. Special insulation and related legislative requirements (including thermal building protection). 2. Thermal insulation materials – distribution, properties. 3. Traditional Thermal Insulation Materials – EPS, XPS, PUR, Mineral Wool, Glass Wool 4. Super insulation materials – aerogels, vacuum insulating panels (VIP) – part 1. 5. Super Insulating Materials – aerogels, vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP) – Part 2. 6. Thermal insulating materials on a natural basis – distribution, production technology, properties. 7. Heat insulating materials based on secondary raw materials – distribution, production technologies, properties. 8. Waterproofing materials – division, requirements, production, properties. 9. Fire protection, reaction of building materials to fire. 10. Thermal insulation of building structures – ETICS systems – Part 2, special insulation. 11. Methods of location of building-physical defects. New trends in the use of insulation, so-called passive energy houses.

1. Introduction, 2. Determination of properties of waterproofing bituminous foils. 2. Determination of acoustic properties of insulation materials (dynamic stiffness) – part 1. 3. Determination of acoustic properties of insulation materials (sound absorption coefficient) – part 2. 4. Determination of mechanical properties of insulation materials – part 1 (tension at 10% defformation). 5. Determination of mechanical properties of insulation materials – part 2 (tensile and shear strength). 6. Determination of short time water absorption of insulation materials 7. Determination of dimension stability under defined temperature and humidity conditions. 8. Study of dependence of thermal insulating properties of thermal insulating materials on moisture – part 1. 9. Study of dependence of thermal insulating properties of thermal insulating materials on moisture – part 2. 10. Determination of fibers thickness by optical microscopy. 11. Verification, credit test, credits.