Abstract
External thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) can be used as extra insulation of existing
buildings. The system can be made of cellular plastic materials or mineral wool. There is a European
Technical guideline, ETAG 004, that describe the tests that shall be conducted on such systems. This
paper gives a comparison of systems with mineral wool and cellular plastic, based on experience
from practice and literature. It is important to look at the details in the system and at long time
stability of the properties such as thermal insulation, moisture and fire. Investigation of fire
properties must be done before utilisation of the system, including the risk of fire spread from one
storey to the next for practical solutions. An elaboration of fire spread risks require thermo physic
knowledge about ignition temperatures, critical radiation, upward flame spread velocities etc. of the
actual insulation.
buildings. The system can be made of cellular plastic materials or mineral wool. There is a European
Technical guideline, ETAG 004, that describe the tests that shall be conducted on such systems. This
paper gives a comparison of systems with mineral wool and cellular plastic, based on experience
from practice and literature. It is important to look at the details in the system and at long time
stability of the properties such as thermal insulation, moisture and fire. Investigation of fire
properties must be done before utilisation of the system, including the risk of fire spread from one
storey to the next for practical solutions. An elaboration of fire spread risks require thermo physic
knowledge about ignition temperatures, critical radiation, upward flame spread velocities etc. of the
actual insulation.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Titel | NSB 2014: 10th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics 15-19 June 2014 Lund, Sweden : Full papers |
| Redaktører | Jesper Arfvidsson, Lars-Erik Harderup, Anders Kumlin, Bitte Rosencrantz |
| Antal sider | 8 |
| Udgivelsessted | Lund |
| Forlag | Lunds Tekniska Högskola, LTH. Institutionen för Byggnadsteknik |
| Publikationsdato | 2014 |
| Sider | 175-182 |
| Artikelnummer | 22 |
| Kapitel | Air tightness |
| ISBN (Trykt) | 978-91-88722-53-9 |
| Status | Udgivet - 2014 |
| Begivenhed | 10th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics - Lund , Sverige Varighed: 15 jun. 2014 → 19 jun. 2014 Konferencens nummer: 10 |
Konference
| Konference | 10th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics |
|---|---|
| Nummer | 10 |
| Land/Område | Sverige |
| By | Lund |
| Periode | 15/06/2014 → 19/06/2014 |