In addition to numerous technical topics, the election of the spokesperson was also on the agenda for the last meeting of the Insulation Division. The group unanimously decided on a team leadership and elected Daniel Graba, Daniel Hofmann and Bernhard Radinger as spokespersons for the group.
Stuttgart, 03.05.2023 – On 25 April 2023, the Insulation Specialist Group met at the FSK office in Stuttgart for its 76th specialist group meeting. Participation in the meeting was possible in person and digitally, and included a diverse program of content related to building insulation. Therefore, the new draft bill for the Building Energy Act GEG, which is much discussed in Germany and is to be passed soon, was discussed as well as the major amendment, which is planned for 2025. The specialist group is also in the circle of interested parties of the DIN standards committee CEN/TC 228 NA 041 (NHRS) and thus keeps its members up to date on the building envelope, hydraulic balancing, heat pumps and heating systems. Another important topic was insulation in the drinking water sector, especially in the floor construction. In this respect, the specialist group is increasingly campaigning for a clear GEG design and is in contact with the relevant authorities in this regard. Focusing on the importance of correct building services insulation, the specialist group also discussed future cooperation with other important partners and institutions, such as the VDI, the DGNB or the WKSB. In addition, the specialist group wants to appear again in the future with more current topics in the context of technical papers and an update of the website.
Participants on site from left to right: Daniel Graba, BBQS Engineering GmbH, Ilona Kramer, FSK e.V., FSK Managing Director Klaus Junginger, Bernhard Radinger and Daniel Hofmann, Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH, Thomas Frey, Sekisui Alveo AG.
Already in the last big meeting in last October in Austria, group spokesman Daniel Graba, BBQS Engineering GmbH, let it be known that he is very busy and therefore reinforcement for the honorary leadership of the group would be desirable. Daniel Hofmann, Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH, who has been involved in the group as a deputy for many years, also agreed to participate in a team of spokespersons together with his colleague Bernhard Radinger, Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH. The group unanimously elected the three representatives as a spokesperson team and thanked them for taking on the responsibility and for the work they had already done.
“The honorary office has always given me great pleasure. I am nevertheless glad that with the two colleagues of the company Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH engaged industry representatives enter also into the speaker’s office, which were already in the past always a large support and driving force in the group”, so Daniel Graba. “We are happy to relieve colleague Graba in one or the other task that arises for the spokespersons. However, we are glad that he will continue to serve the group with his experience as a planner and practical insights from the construction site and as a speaker,” said fellow speakers Hofmann and Radinger.
Newly elected spokespersons of the Insulation Division: Bernhard Radinger (Steinbacher Dämmstoffe GmbH), Daniel Graba (BBQS Engineering GmbH), Daniel Hofmann (Steinbacher Dämmstoffe GmbH).
The Insulation Division of the German Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes Association (FSK) has always provided information on the correct insulation for buildings in accordance with current legal requirements and advises professionals such as planners and architects as well as craftsmen and private individuals on their individual projects.