Heat wave, overheated roofs, protection against heat: ThermaCote, insulating paint, Durieu's technical and innovative response

Avoid consuming too much air conditioning or too much heating, not wasting energy, summer and winter alike, these are not just pious wishes, they are part of everyday life: the energy crisis and the rise in energy prices are affecting all professional and residential sectors.

For the past ten years, we have been experiencing more and more heat waves throughout Europe, which are getting longer and longer. The result is roofs that heat up, stuffy interiors in the office and at home, roadways or bridges that retain heat, creating heat islands. At a time when air conditioning is not such a good option, we must turn to other ways to avoid suffering from the heat.

Finding the optimal insulation solution is therefore the best approach, in an effort to save energy and reduce the dangers and discomfort associated with heat accumulation or heat loss.

With this in mind, Groupe Durieu offers with the brand ThermaCote® and its insulating paint, a totally revolutionary solution which in particular significantly reduces the temperature of the roofs and therefore the temperature inside the dwellings.

Precision: before carrying out any work whatsoever in terms of insulation, you must start by analyzing your needs:

Essential step: identify the sensitive areas of each structure to be insulated and 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.

Explanations, in the presence:

• individual dwellings, 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 "attacked" by temperature.
• 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 and/or the facades. Good insulation will result in good control of energy costs.

Did you know? For about thirty years in the United States and a little over 10 years in Europe, the Cool Roof and Cool Wall approvals have become real labels guaranteeing solid quality insulation for walls and roofs.

Insulate differently: Durieu with THERMACOTE® offers an ultra-technical solution with amazing properties, Cool Roof and Cool Wall approved

THERMACOTE® in detail:

• 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.
• On all materials, all roofs and all facades: zinc, tiles, slates, concrete, metal...
• A palette with 54 shades which can thus meet the expectations of all situations with equivalent performance regardless of the color (light or dark).

THERMACOTE® in action:

• combination of 3 spectra: Thermal insulation / Anti-humidity / Airtightness.
• Thermal insulation: thanks to its specific formulation ThermaCote® acts as a survival blanket on supports. It envelops them in a protective layer to keep the heat inside the building in cold periods, and which in hot periods allows the reflection of part of the heat outside the support, thus making it possible to drastically reduce the temperature felt on the support. A surface protected with ThermaCote® can lose more than 20° (from 60° to 38°) during the hot period and in general an insulated dwelling with ThermaCote® reduces energy consumption by 38% (according to EU ISO 9869).
• Anti-humidity: protection at ThermaCote® allows the support to breathe, extracting humidity while preventing it from entering, thus limiting the formation of condensation and/or rust.
• Airtightness: the infiltration or leakage of air in the supports is a guarantee of deterioration of the insulation and the application of ThermaCote® avoid this phenomenon. The insulation is permanent.

Smart news - win a letter on the DPE of your accommodation:

The requirements in terms of energy consumption standards to be met are increasingly drastic for housing, especially those intended for rental. When a dwelling obtains an energy score equivalent to F or G, it is automatically considered to be a “thermal sieve”. In addition, since January 1, 2023, G dwellings with more than 450 kWh/m2/year are obliged to withdraw from the rental market, in order to encourage owners to undertake energy renovation work. ThermaCote® provides a particularly relevant solution to this problem:

• Applied in a single layer of 0,5 mm, the thermal resistance (R) is increased by 1,5 m2. K/W, comparable to more than 6 cm of any other conventional thick insulation.
• Used on the front, ThermaCote® thus makes it possible to go up by at least one letter in the classification of the DPE allowing in particular to pass from the letter G to F.

Find the solution to combat the effects of heat, protect homes and control energy costs by working today with THERMACOTE® to live better tomorrow.