Durieu and Thermacote: protect yourself from heat and cold differently

Avoid using too much air conditioning or too much heating, not wasting energy, summer and winter alike, this is no longer a wishful thinking, it is part of everyday life. It is therefore advisable to turn to solutions which will make it possible to support builders, municipalities, individuals, etc. in their approach to energy savings and therefore to the insulation of habitats, from the ground to the roof via the facades. It is essential to identify the sensitive areas of each structure to be insulated and to offer an optimum solution.

In order to determine which part of the house is the most affected by heat or cold, it is necessary to proceed to the roof/façade ratio which will make it possible to evaluate which part is to be favored in terms of insulation.

Generally present:

• Individual homes, industrial or logistics sites, commercial buildings (stores, shopping centres, public buildings, schools, etc.) or the top floor of a building: it is the roof part that is subject to temperature “attacks”.
• Residential buildings: it is the facades that take all the variations in temperature. Depending on the analysis of each case, it will be necessary to protect the roof or the facades. Good insulation will result in good control of energy costs.

For about thirty years in the United States and a little less than 10 years in Europe, the cool roof and cool wall approvals have become real labels guaranteeing a solid quality of wall and roof insulation. Durieu with THERMACOTE® offers an ultra-technical solution with amazing properties, embellished with cool roof and cool wall.

ThermaCote® in detail:

A concentrate of advantages:

• High concentration of dry extracts guaranteeing optimal efficiency and long-term protection for all protected surfaces.
• A predominantly ceramic composition (80% of the paint) which provides the protected coating with all the insulating capacities coupled with the resistance to high heat of ceramic.

ThermaCote® in action:

3 combined action spectra: Thermal insulation / Anti-humidity / Airtightness:

Thermal insulation:

Thanks to its specific formulation THERMACOTE® acts as a survival blanket on the supports. It wraps them in a protective layer which, in cold weather, limits the passage of heat to the outside by "returning" the heat inside the building, and in hot weather allows the reflection of part of the heat outside. of the support, thus making it possible to significantly reduce the temperature felt on the support. A substrate protected with THERMACOTE® can lose more than 20°C (from 60°C to 38°C).

Anti-humidity:

Humidity is the first enemy of insulation because it generates infiltration in the walls and leads to the formation of condensation and rust. A THERMACOTE® protection allows the support to breathe, extracting moisture while preventing it from entering.

Air tightness:

The infiltration or leakage of air in the supports is a guarantee of deterioration of the insulation and the application of THERMACOTE® avoids this phenomenon. The insulation is long-lasting.

Assets to go even further

ThermaCote® is also acting for tomorrow thanks to its action today:

In Europe and worldwide:

• In Los Angeles, THERMACOTE® is part, with the State of California and other manufacturers, of an experimentation and research group aimed at protecting all bitumen or concrete surfaces on the ground (roads, parking lots, etc.) in order to limit the effect of urban heat islands which prevent urban temperatures from falling.
• In France and beyond metropolitan France (Réunion, Martinique & Guadeloupe), THERMACOTE® is being tested for the study of the coating of several public buildings: roofs, pavements in order to limit the effects of heat islands.

ThermaCote®: protect homes and control energy costs today, to live better tomorrow.