scholarly journals External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) from Industry and Academia Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13705
Author(s):  
Jacek Michalak
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Composite System ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Environmental Product Declarations ◽  
Construction Products ◽  
Technical Assessment

External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) is a commonly used solution in EU countries to increase building energy efficiency. The article describes ETICS in terms of environmental impact from two perspectives, i.e., industry and academia. In EU countries, ETICS manufacturers to place construction products to the market must subject it to the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP). The basis of this process is the European Technical Assessment (ETA). Based on the number of issued and valid ETAs for ETICS and the number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), the dimension of sustainability issues was discussed. Analysis of one of the environmental indicators (Global Warming Potential—GWP) for ETICS with EPS, XPS, and MW showed only a general trend. However, there are significant differences between the values of the GWP and other environmental indicators that one can use for future AVCP of construction products. In the light of the research described in the paper, it seems reasonable to conclude that AVCP for ETICS in terms of sustainability will be challenging to implement in practice-based only on environmental indicators according to EN 15804. The article also reviews scientific publications on the sustainability of ETICS.

Durability Research of Thermal Insulation Glazed Hollow Bead Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 639-640 ◽  
pp. 350-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Hong Zheng ◽  
Zhu Li ◽  
Yuan Zhen Liu ◽  
Shang Song Qin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Mixing Proportion ◽  
Good Workability

The durability of thermal insulation glazed hollow bead concrete, which is a kind of structure self-thermal insulation material produced in the background of building energy efficiency, has been systematically researched in order to make it with a good workability. Theoretical analysis and experimental study have been made from the raw materials and construction mixing proportion in the basis of the analysis to the influencing factors of its durability so as to can improve its durability.

Thermal Bridges Minimizing through Typical Details in Low Energy Designing

2014 ◽  
Vol 899 ◽  
pp. 62-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rastislav Ingeli ◽  
Boris Vavrovič ◽  
Miroslav Čekon
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Low Energy Buildings ◽  
Thermal Bridges ◽  
The Impact

Energy demand reduction in buildings is an important measure to achieve climate change mitigation. It is essential to minimize heat losses in designing phase in accordance of building energy efficiency. For building energy efficiency in a mild climate zone, a large part of the heating demand is caused by transmission losses through the building envelope. Building envelopes with high thermal resistance are typical for low-energy buildings in general. In this sense thermal bridges impact increases by using of greater thickness of thermal insulation. This paper is focused on thermal bridges minimizing through typical system details in buildings. The impact of thermal bridges was studied by comparative calculations for a case study of building with different amounts of thermal insulation. The calculated results represent a percentage distribution of heat loss through typical building components in correlation of various thicknesses of their thermal insulations.

Study on Building Materials with Exterior Insulation System Problems and Solutions

2013 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
pp. 656-659
Author(s):  
Xiao Jie Zhang ◽  
Yuan Ping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Insulation System ◽  
External Wall ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Domestic Use

Building palisade structure is the most important part of the wall, so the external wall thermal insulation technology has become an important part of building energy efficiency. After the author found the domestic use of insulation materials in a variety of forms, different use method makes the external wall thermal insulation system has a problem. The analysis of the cause of the problem at the same time, this paper discusses how to use of selected materials and improving the construction methods to avoid the happening of the accident.

Research on Heat Transfer Properties and Insulation Mechanism of FHP-Vc Inorganic Composite Silicate Insulation Board

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 2791-2796
Author(s):  
Ling Zeng ◽  
Yan Shao ◽  
Hui Zuo ◽  
Jia Hua Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Thermal Insulation Material ◽  
Current Design ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Transfer Properties ◽  
Inorganic Composite

The paper introduced the basic performance and thermal insulation mechanism of a new building thermal insulation material—FHP-Vc inorganic composite silicate heat-insulating board which is used as the thermal insulation material for exterior wall. Based on the experiments and analysis of the heat transfer performance of FHP-Vc board, it has been found that the thermal performance of FHP-Vc board meets the current design standard of building energy efficiency. At the same time, it is a new building energy-saving material which has good insulation, non-burning, reliable and economical properties.

The Research on Seismic Performance of the Insulation Material on the External Wall of a Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 395-396 ◽  
pp. 469-472
Author(s):  
Zu Xu Zou ◽  
Song Ping Mao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Thermal Insulation Material ◽  
External Wall ◽  
Insulation Materials

It is a problem on building energy efficiency of how to improve the heat insulation performance of building envelope, to make the building outer wall has good heat preservation effect, and to keep the necessary seismic performance. Exterior wall thermal insulation engineering, which is a key part on building energy conservation engineering construction quality acceptance and on building energy efficiency design, is an important part in building energy efficiency projects. Therefore, it is necessary to study the seismic performance based on the fact that the building is building energy efficiency. By the research on exterior insulation materials, the analysis on the performance of external thermal insulation materials currently used, and the research on the factors affecting the seismic performance of external thermal insulation material, It provides a guidance on evaluating the external wall thermal insulation material performance and quality, ensuring the quality of external thermal insulation material, and it is expected to achieve the effect of building energy efficiency.

The Application of ACF Inorganic Fibers Wool Board as External Thermal Insulation for Energy-Efficient Retrofit Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 1052 ◽  
pp. 420-424
Author(s):  
Guo Zhong Lu ◽  
Tong Yu Gao ◽  
Hang Lv ◽  
Wei Xuan Zhao ◽  
Chen Zhao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
System Construction ◽  
Insulation System ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Performance Indexes

This paper introduces the composition, function, system construction and construction technology of ACF Inorganic Fibers Wool Board External Thermal Insulation System (Abbreviation: ACF System), and also evaluated its properties. Results showed that all the performance indexes of this system meet the requirement of company standard. The good effect has been achieved in its application in energy-efficient retrofit in existing building of Xicheng District, Beijing. It demonstrates that the ACF System not only satisfies the building energy efficiency requirements but also owns a good fire resistance property as a new building fire-resistant insulation system. It possesses a prospect market and extending significance.

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