Research and practice: External thermal insulation composite ­systems - climate saver or special waste?

The statistics speak for themselves: every year over 40 million square metres of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) are installed in Germany, over 80 % of which with EPS insulation. Meanwhile, there is an on-going debate about the − real or supposed − technical deficiencies of such products. Critics claim that ETICS based on EPS are a fire hazard,...