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External insulation systems

Benefits

• Performing and cost effective Thermal Insulation for new built and renovation• Easy to install in renovation, saving living space and avoiding disturbance of owners• Adapted to all types of buildings with large choice of decorative finishing• Comfort for inhabitants in all seasons• Protection of walls against thermal shocks and prevention for cracks, corrosion and water penetration• No risk of condensation limitating mould inside the house

A composite system which associates:

• Boards with low thermal conductivity fixed and glued onto the wall.• A basecoat reinforced by a fiber mesh which brings mechanical resistance and weatherproof.• A thin decorative coating, breatheable with mineral aspect and long lasting various colors.

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) improves the building insulation performances while protecting and decorating the façade.

Insulating walls externally has many advantages in comparison with classic internal insulation or insulation within cavity walls. ETICS brings an active insulation by stopping the heat flow through the slabs and around openings like windows and doors.

It brings all the benefits of good thermal insulation of a construction like energy savings for heating or cooling the building and therefore contributes to a sustainable environment with lower energy consumptions and CO2 emissions.

In addition, by locating the insulation on the outside, cold bridging and interstitial condensation are eliminated at the intersection of floors and walls partitions. An envelope is provided all around the walls protecting masonries against thermal shocks and direct aggression of the weather.

In new- built, combined with simple single skin construction, it makes a cost effective solution for fast track programs.

In renovation, the insulation thickness is not constrained by the limits of the room space and therefore can accommodate all current and future demands for thermal performance and refurbishment can be carried out with little disruption to the tenant.

Moreover, ETICS brings attractive decoration of the façade and is well adapted to all types of architectural designs (residential or non residential, individual houses and high rise buildings) providing possibilities of the modern renders aspects and large variety of colors.

External insulation systems

Advantages of external insulation

The option of insulating walls externally has many advantages and easily outperforms the other options in thermal performance.The insulation thickness is not constrained by the limits of the room space or by the cavity and therefore can accommodate all current and future demands for thermal performance.Cold bridging and interstitial condensation are eliminated and refurbishment can be carried out with little disruption to the tenant. In new-built, insulating in this position to the tenant. In new- built, insulating in this position can be combined with simple and reliable single skin construction, providing cost effective, fast track programs and attractive façades.By locating the insulation on the outside, the supporting wall construction falls in to the warm or cool zone and is thus kept warm/cool and dry. This means that the supporting wall structure contributes more to the insulation ‘tally’ and in the case of masonry structures, will act as a heat - cold store.

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