Drawing is the most important means of communication for specialists in architecture, structural engineering or installations. This communication must, at the same time, be based on a common representation language, easily understood by all those who work with the drawing in one way or another. It involves, therefore, responsibility. Let’s take, for example, the standardized representation in Romania for thermal insulation – the “snakes” or double loop.
Sometimes it is replaced with representations taken from abroad (honeycomb texture, color, etc.), either for aesthetic reasons, or due to unfamiliarity with the standard, or because the possible impact on the drawing when in the construction site that one is not recognized. If we add to this the increasingly larger dimensions required for thermal insulation, especially in the case of a passive house, we realize that thermal insulation could easily be confused with other construction elements.
You might say that eventually other specialists or the people on the construction site will figure it out “because it’s written,” or “because it’s logical that it’s thermal insulation,” but even a brief moment of negligence can lead to corrections – meaning additional time is needed … and especially more money.
