Facade insulation

In Serbia we offer two kinds of facade EPS: Austrotherm EPS AF (white facade EPS) and the more "modern" Austrotherm EPS AF PLUS (facade EPS with graphite, which makes it grey). Both have excellent thermal conductivity values — the grey board insulates about 20% better than the white one, so the same insulating effect is reached with a 12 cm Austrotherm EPS AF board as with a 10 cm Austrotherm EPS AF PLUS board — and both are ideal for insulating the facade of your building, whether it is a so-called ETICS ("demit") facade (a multi-component insulation system) or another facade system.

At the same time, it is the facade that protects a building from many outside climatic influences, and it shapes how the building looks. The facade gives a building its individual note and says a lot about the owner's taste. All this shows that facade insulation is protection of the building in the true sense — for buildings with standard insulation, and even more so for low-energy and passive houses, where the insulation on the facade (and elsewhere) is several times thicker than on a standard building.

IMPORTANT NOTE: customers often ask us whether, if money is no object, it would be even better to use one of the harder ("floor") EPS grades on the facade, such as Austrotherm EPS A100, Austrotherm EPS A120 or even Austrotherm EPS A150. Our answer is always that, if money is no object, it is better to invest in a thicker facade board than in buying and installing harder EPS on the facade — "better" meaning the more economical and more sensible solution. In the developed countries of Europe people are well informed about this (and can afford more than people in our region), so facade insulation 15, 20 or even 25 cm thick is not unusual there — even in countries with the same climate as Serbia and its neighbours.

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