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Arguments for ETICS

Reduction of heating costs
Adding value to your property
Living comfort

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Reduction of heating costs

Do you know the fuel consumption of your car? You probably know the answer to this question right away. But what about the consumption of heating oil, gas or electricity in your house?

Did you know that the price for crude oil rose by 440 % between 2003 and 2008? In almost 24 million German homes money is literally being burned.
Could this also be happening in your own home? You can easily test it here via this online heating check.

The largest proportion of heating energy - about 40 % - is lost through the outside walls.

Simply installing an external thermal insulation composite system can save you up to 50 % of heating costs. According to Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena - German Energy Agency) additional measures such as the re-placement of windows and roof insulation can even lead to overall savings of 80 % depending on the individual situation.

Short amortisation period

Installing an external thermal insulation composite system pays off particularly when the facade needs some renovation anyway. Depending on the type of building and the amount invested, an ETIC system will pay itself off within a few years - always depending on the price of heating oil. An ETICS investment of 10,000 Euros can save about 1,200 Euros in heating costs at a heating oil price of 60 cents per litre . Such an investment amortises in 8.33 years and will then contribute real money to your household budget.

Only if the outer shell of a house is warmly wrapped, will investments in a new heating system pay off - which can then be designed for a much lower heating capacity. A similar situation occurs with modern windows: They can only fulfil their potential if combined with insulated walls.

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Adding value to your property

External thermal insulation composite systems considerably contribute to preserving the value of your real estate, resulting in higher rents or a better price when you sell your home.

1. Adding value to your home through modern low energy consumption

• Permanently low heating costs
• Allows for a smaller heating system

2. Optimum net living space

External thermal insulation composite systems even increase the net living space in new buildings. Here’s two sample calculations to illustrate:

• 16-family dwelling with 4 floors
  100 m of circumference and given U-value: 50 cm wall thickness without ETICS versus 32 cm wall thickness with ETICS
  area gained = 72 sqm
  one additional apartment


• 2-family house with two full floors
  170 sqm of living space, 44 m of circumference and given U-value: 50 cm wall thickness without ETICS versus 32 cm wall thickness with ETICS
  area gained = 16 sqm
  one additional room

Thin walls - thick walls taking up living space are no longer necessary

3. Adding value to your home by preserving its building substance

• Reduced temperature influence prevents condensation on interior walls and thus mildewing
• No more cracks in the plaster
• Ideal moisture protection for masonry

4. Adding value to your home through esthetical facade designs

• Turning old into new
• New buildings with a wide range of creative designs

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Living comfort

Enhanced quality of living through a healthier indoor climate!

Nice and warm in winter - and pleasantly cool in summer. External thermal insulation composite systems do not only reduce heating costs in winter, but keep the outer shell of the building from heating up in summer. A building without ETICS can easily develop an indoor temperature of 32 °C. A building with ETICS, however, will allow for 24 to 26 ° on very hot days – a reduction of 6 ° that can make all the difference when it comes to your living comfort.

Uninsulated outside walls are detrimental in three respects:

Heat escapes and money is being burned unnecessarily.
The difference in temperature between cold walls and warm inside air allows for an uncomfortable draught in the rooms.
Water easily condensates on the walls, which can lead to harmful mildew. (Water condensates when warm air meets cold surfaces, because cold air can absorb less water vapour.)

In a thermally insulated house, temperature differences between the indoor air and wall surfaces are very low. This means: considerably lower air circulation (no draught) and thus increased comfort and fewer dust-related allergies.