The European Union’s programme for India

Clean Energy Cooperation with India (CECI): Legal and policy support to the
development and implementation of energy efficiency legislation for the building
sector in India (TA-ECBC)

Webinar
Munich, 22 May 2019

The EPBD drive for low energy buildings

The (external) insulation industry response

Project implemented by
EXERGIA S.A. member of
This project is funded by
SACO Consortium, in
The European Union collaboration with PwC India
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 Content of the presentation

Key topics
❑ EAE – European Association for ETICS
❑ The European ETICS market
▪ Overview
▪ Developments, drivers, obstacles
❑ ETICS & European regulation
▪ European standardization and national requirements
▪ Environment and energy policies
❑ ETICS & technical aspects
▪ Current EAE activities
▪ Reliability key to success
❑ ETICS & communication
▪ How to improve know-how
▪ How to implement quality ensurance systems
▪ Political communication

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 EAE – European Association for ETICS

The European Association for External Thermal Insulation Composite

Systems (ETICS) is the umbrella association of
❑ 11 national ETICS associations
❑ 6 European associations of leading suppliers (insulation materials,
reinforcements, profiles)
❑ 8 supporting company members and institutes
▪ Manufacturers (Europeanwide, national)
▪ Mechanical fixings
▪ Research institute
EAE represents around 80 % of Europe‘s ETICS revenue – in total more
than 400 manufacturers, installers, institutes and national trade
associations.
The focus is on insulating external walls.

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 EAE – European Association for ETICS

Organogram

11 ordinary members European 14 extraordinary members

Sector associations/supporting
National ETICS associations Association for ETICS company membes

Board
Ruud van Eersel, Belgium Management
Prof. Zuzana Sternova, Slovakia
Jacek Kulig, Poland Ralf Pasker
Alessandro Siragusa, Italy
Dr. Clemens Hecht, Austria
Christoph M. Stolz, Germany

Marketing Committee Technical Committee

Chairman: tbd. Chairman: Federico Tedeschi (IT)

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 The European ETICS market

Market size by region (2017)

≈ 7% Western Europe ≈ >1% Northern Europe

≈ mil. 18.0 – 19.0 m² ≈ mil. 1.5 m²

≈ 8% Southern Europe ≈ 46% Central Europe

≈ mil. 20.0 – 21.0 m² ≈ mil. 110 – 120 m²

≈ 39% South-East Europe

incl. Turkey
≈ mil. 95 – 100 m²
100% In total
≈ mil. 244 – 261 m² Source: EAE/estimation

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 The European ETICS market

Market share of insulation materials (2016)

Western Europe Northern Europe

EPS 81% EPS ≈ 70%
MW ≈ 12% MW ≈ 23%

Southern Europe
EPS ≈ 88% Central Europe
MW ≈ 9% EPS ≈ 81%
MW ≈ 15%

In total South-East Europe

EPS ≈ 80 - 82%
EPS ≈ 60%
MW ≈ 13 - 15%
others* ≈ 5 - 7% MW ≈ 25%
*PF, PU, CG, XPS, WF, WW, …
Source: EAE/estimation

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 The European ETICS market

The role of different climate zones

❑ Europe can be basically divided in two major climate
zones
▪ Continental climate: cold winters, dry summers
▪ Moderate climate: influenced by Atlantic Ocean, less
sever frost or even no frost in winter, higher humidity level
▪ Assessment of systems by different frost-thaw test cycles
❑ Good experience with ETICS
▪ Systems basically work in all European climate zones
▪ Special attention to hygrothermal aspects if installed on
timber substrates
▪ Long-term study in Germany approves durability and long-
term performance of systems installed in the early
1970ies
▪ Depends on correct ETICS design (including construction
details, e.g. joints) and correct application

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 The European ETICS market

European refurbishment market accounts for 65% of ETICS applications

210 million
40% of EU‘s energy buildings
demand is consumed in
buildings
75% - 90% will still
More than 40% built be occupied in 2050
before 1960; 90% built
before 1990
Renovation rate: app. 1%
Buildings are Up to 110 million
responsible for 36% of buildings in need of
GHG emissions renovation

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 The European ETICS market

Developments driven by EPBD

❑ Conversion of national requirements
▪ EPBD set common framework and objectives, e.g. nZEB
▪ transformation to national regulation: converging requirements
▪ NECPs: different measures to stimulate the market considering national
circumstances
❑ Conversion of ETICS use
▪ Especially young markets performed pretty well in recent years, e. g.
France, Italy
▪ ETICS became standard solution in new build and refurbishment
❑ Conversion of technical developments
▪ Average insulation equals more or less in Member States
▪ Development of better insulation products with improved thermal
resistance both existing products (EPS, MW) and new products (e.g. PF,
PU)
▪ System loyalty improved: delivery via system manufacturer

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 The European ETICS market

NECPs leading to converging requirements

❑ National energy and climate plans (NECPs) lead to
converging average insulation thicknesses accross
Europe.
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▪ Average
5
insulation
thicknesses
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in cm
Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Netherlands Poland Slovakia Turkey

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 ETICS & European regulation

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 ETICS & European regulation

Products are assessed in the

Harmonised „technical language“ same way to achieve
for the Single Market comparability

Declaration of performance + CE Products placed on the Common

Market comply with harmonised
marking European technical specification

Planner/designer/user: check the

fitness of the construction product
for the intended use

Requirements for the construction Definition of requirements at

works national level

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 ETICS & technical aspects

EAE involvement in decision process

❑ Active involvement in European
standardization of ETICS in different bodies
❑ Networking with European Commission and
other European institutions
❑ Participation in European working groups and
public consultations supports creation of a
reliable legal framework
❑ Internal working groups preparing common
positions and proposals
❑ Conferences to exchange experience and
know-how
EAE well recognized as relevant partner for
ETICS

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 ETICS & technical aspects

Key topics today

❑ European standardization
❑ Contacts to ISO to share experience via cooperation agreements
❑ European Assessment Documents for ETICS
❑ Development of European façade-fire test method
❑ Training and education
▪ European Application Guideline → transferred to national level
▪ Training and certification of applicators by single national members
❑ Circular economy
▪ Elaboration of solutions for removal and recycling
▪ Further development of environmental product declarations

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 ETICS & communication

What has been achieved to date?

❑ European Application Guideline as
a tool to establish common quality
standards for ETICS application at
high level - adopted by 7 national
members, plus Slovenia, China and
Japan;
❑ „System loyality pays off“ brochure
to strengthen the system approach as
reliable basis for warranties and
investor‘s safety;
❑ Development of quality guidelines for
system components.

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 ETICS & communication

Joint PR activities
❑ European ETICS Forum: high-profile
European platform to discuss and present
forward-looking energy-efficient methods of
construction using ETICS → 5th European
ETICS Forum in 2020
❑ European Energy Saving Guide: EAE
publication summarizing relevant facts and
figures about energy efficiency in the EU;
sharpened EAE’s profile on European level
(2013 – 2016 – next: 2020)
❑ ETICS are amazing: image brochure to
create awareness for ETICS and their
benefits

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 ETICS & communication

EAE Award
❑ ETHOUSE Award well established in Austria
❑ Annual INCA award in the UK
❑ Aim: create awareness for energy efficient construction, demonstrating
that energy efficiency and aesthetics are not contradictory!

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Partner of Renovate Europe Campaign

Political communications campaign with
the ambition to reduce the energy demand
of the EU building stock by 80% until 2050
compared to 2005 levels through
legislation and ambitious renovation
programmes.
This will bring the energy performance of
the entire building stock in the EU to an
nZEB performance level.
❑ Alliances help strengthening the voice

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 ETICS & communication

EAE partnerships beyond European borders

❑ Exchange about latest developments and
experience
❑ Sharing common experience of how to
promote the use of ETICS
❑ Alignment of CEN and ISO standards (as far
as possible)

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 EXERGIA Energy and Environment Consultants
Voukourestiou 15, 106 71 Athens
Tel: +30210 6996185, Fax: +30210 6996186
www.exergia.gr
In collaboration with
Price Waterhouse Coopers India
Building 10, Tower C, Floor 17th, DLF Cyber City
Gurgaon 122002, Haryana| India
Tel. +91 0124 3306259
www.pwc.in

Project official website

http://ace-e2.eu/

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