The practical sustainable development guide "External thermal insulation by coating on EPS insulation" from the CSTB is available

A detailed and illustrated explanation of one of the most widespread ITE techniques in France

This guide illustrates the design and implementation of ITE systems:

• What are the selection criteria and eligible media?
• How to implement the components (insulation, undercoat, finishes, etc.)
• How to treat the singular points?
• How to manage maintenance, renovation and repair of damage?

External thermal insulation (ITE) can be carried out on new buildings as well as on existing buildings. It makes it possible to treat a large part of the linear thermal bridges, in particular those located at the facade-intermediate floor and facade-wall partition junctions. It also contributes to improving the thermal inertia of the building.

This new edition highlights developments in the field of components and emphasizes the selection criteria.

The most significant changes from the 1st edition are as follows:

• taking into account the new texts which govern the ETICS
• changes in the regulatory context, in particular fire safety (orders of August 2019) and RE2020 (which will eventually replace RT 2012).

This guide was written and updated by Bertrand RUOT, engineer specialist in ITE.