Description & Usage

External Enveloping Systems for

• The Thermal Upgrading & Refurbishment of Social Housing Stock
• The Remodelling of Buildings for New Uses
• The Construction of Energy Efficient New Buildings

contributing to

• The Reduction of CO2 Emissions for a Better Environment
• The Wider Availability of Affordable Heating

Description
Systems, which are applied to the exterior walls of existing or new buildings, comprise an insulant and a weather protective finish, of which there are three main types:

• traditional renders and finishes.
• thin coat renders and synthetic finishes.
• preformed cladding materials.

Where can they be used
For both existing and new buildings, where a suitable substrate, either masonry or sheathing panel is provided, onto which the system can be applied, either by mechanical or adhesive fix, or a combination of both.

• traditional and non-traditional (solid wall) dwellings - social and private housing.
• medium and high rise tower blocks.
• new buildings of framed construction.
• new buildings of single skin masonry construction.
• industrial, commercial and public buildings.