Abstract
External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) is a commonly used solution in EU countries to increase building energy efficiency. The article describes ETICS in terms of environmental impact from two perspectives, i.e., industry and academia. In EU countries, ETICS manufacturers to place construction products to the market must subject it to the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP). The basis of this process is the European Technical Assessment (ETA). Based on the number of issued and valid ETAs for ETICS and the number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), the dimension of sustainability issues was discussed. Analysis of one of the environmental indicators (Global Warming Potential—GWP) for ETICS with EPS, XPS, and MW showed only a general trend. However, there are significant differences between the values of the GWP and other environmental indicators that one can use for future AVCP of construction products. In the light of the research described in the paper, it seems reasonable to conclude that AVCP for ETICS in terms of sustainability will be challenging to implement in practice-based only on environmental indicators according to EN 15804. The article also reviews scientific publications on the sustainability of ETICS.
Highlights
The absolute reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels and the increase in energy efficiency is the necessity of an effective transformation to a zero-carbon global economy, which will allow us to stop and mitigate climate changes that threaten our civilization
This paper aims to determine the current state of knowledge in the field of the environmental impact of External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) from two perspectives—industry and academia
The analysis of the European Technical Assessments for ETICS, which were valid on the day of the analysis, showed that the Czech technical assessment body (TAB) issued the most documents—230, followed by Polish—86, German—84, and Austrian—70
Summary
The absolute reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels and the increase in energy efficiency is the necessity of an effective transformation to a zero-carbon global economy, which will allow us to stop and mitigate climate changes that threaten our civilization. A circular economy, resources, affordability, and energy efficiency, decarbonizing the economy are priority issues for future sustainable development in the EU [1]. European Green Deal strategy, decided to make Europe the world leader in the circular economy and the first climate-neutral continent [2]. Framework (MFF) for 2021–2027, the EU added the recovery plan (NextGenerationEU). The EU constructed the MFF and NextGenerationEU in order to rebuild the EU economy and to drive the green transformation. EUR 373.9 billion has been allocated to natural and environmental resources, including EUR 356.4 billion under the MFF [3]
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