prEN 17237

Thermal insulation products for buildings - External thermal insulation composite systems with renders (ETICS) - Specification

This document specifies the characteristics and performance for design External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (design ETICS) with rendering systems on thermal insulation products, delivered as a kit by a system holder, and used as thermal insulation for buildings.
This document covers design ETICS kits on walls which are made of masonry (bricks, blocks, stones, etc.) or concrete (cast on site or as prefabricated panels) with or without rendering systems. This document covers ETICS with thermal insulation products made of cellular glass, expanded polystyrene, expanded cork, mineral wool, phenolic foam, rigid polyurethane foam, extruded polystyrene foam or wood fibre as far as they comply with Annex B.
A design ETICS kit comprises a prefabricated insulation product bonded onto the wall, or mechanically fixed using anchors, profiles, etc., or a combination of adhesive and mechanical fixings. The insulation product is faced with a rendering system consisting of one or more layers (site applied), one of which contains reinforcement. The rendering system is applied directly to the insulating panels, without an air gap or disconnecting layer.
This document is not applicable for:
a)   Mechanically fixed kits with supplementary adhesive with the mass per unit area of the rendering system of > 40 kg/m2 in end use conditions intended by the system holder and/or mechanical fixed kits with the mass per unit area of the rendering system plus thermal insulation product of > 65 kg/m2 intended by the system holder.
b)   Mechanically fixed kits without supplementary adhesive with the mass per unit area of the rendering system of > 30 kg/m2 in end use conditions intended by the system holder and/or mechanical fixed kits with the mass per unit area of the rendering system plus thermal insulation product of > 60 kg/m2 intended by the system holder and/or with a thickness of the thermal insulation product intended by the system holder of > 200 mm. For thermal insulations products with thicknesses ≤ 200 mm fixed with anchors without supplementary adhesive, the bending deformation of the mechanically fixing devices is assumed as negligible.
c)   Purely bonded kits with or without supplementary mechanically fixing devices with bonded area (coverage) less than 40 %, intended by the system holder.
d)   Mechanically fixed kits with supplementary adhesive with bonded area (coverage) less than 40 %, intended by the system holder.
e)   Kits incorporating a thermal insulation product providing a declared thermal resistance of less than 1 m2K/W.
External insulation and finishing systems (EIFS) according to ISO 17738 are not covered by this standard.

Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Außenseitige Wärmedämmverbundsysteme mit Putzoberfläche (WDVS) - Spezifikation

Dieses Dokument legt die Eigenschaften und Leistung von Konstruktions-Wärmedämm-Verbundsystemen (Konstruktions WDVS) mit Putzsystemen auf Wärmedämmstoffen fest, die als Bausatz von einem System¬halter geliefert und für die Wärmedämmung von Gebäuden genutzt werden.
Dieses Dokument behandelt Konstruktions WDVS-Bausätze an verputzten oder unverputzten Wänden aus Mauerwerk (Ziegel, Steine usw.) oder Beton (Ortbeton oder Betonfertigteile). Dieses Dokument behandelt WDVS mit Wärmedämmstoffen aus Schaumglas, expandiertem Polystyrol, expandiertem Kork, Mineralwolle, Phenolharzschaum, Polyurethan-Hartschaum, Polystyrol-Extruderschaumstoff oder Holzfasern soweit sie den Vorgaben in Anhang B entsprechend.
Ein Konstruktions WDVS-Bausatz besteht aus einem vorgefertigten Wärmedämmstoff, der auf die Wand aufgeklebt, oder mithilfe von mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln, wie z. B. Dübeln, Profilen usw., oder einer Kombination aus Kleber und mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln angebracht wird. Der Wärmedämmstoff wird mit einem Putzsystem beschichtet, das aus mindestens einer (vor Ort aufgebrachten) Schicht besteht, wovon eine bewehrt ist. Das Putzsystem wird direkt ohne Luftspalt oder Trennschicht auf die Wärmedämm¬platten aufgebracht.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für:
a)   Bausätze zur Anbringung mit mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln und zusätzlichem Kleber mit einer flächenbezogenen Masse des Putzsystems von > 40 kg/m2 und/oder Bausätze zur Anbringung mit mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln mit einer flächenbezogenen Masse des Putzsystems und Wärme¬dämmstoffs von zusammen > 65 kg/m2 jeweils unter den vom Systemhalter vorgesehenen Endeinsatz¬bedingungen;
b)   Bausätze zur Anbringung mit mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln ohne zusätzlichen Kleber mit einer flächenbezogenen Masse des Putzsystems von > 30 kg/m2 und/oder Bausätze zur Anbringung mit mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln mit einer flächenbezogenen Masse des Putzsystems und Wärme¬dämmstoffs von zusammen > 60 kg/m2 jeweils unter den vom Systemhalter vorgesehenen Endeinsatzbedingungen und/oder mit einer vom Systemhalter vorgesehen Dicke des Wärmedämm¬stoffs von > 200 mm. Bei Wärmedämmstoffen mit einer Dicke von ≤ 200 mm, die mit Dübeln ohne zusätzlichen Kleber befestigt werden, wird die Biegeverformung des mechanischen Befestigungsmittels als vernachlässigbar betrachtet;
c)   ausschließlich geklebte Bausätze mit oder ohne zusätzliche Verwendung von mechanischen Befestigungsmitteln mit einer vom Systemhalter vorgesehenen Klebfläche (Deckfläche) von weniger als 40 %;
d)   mechanisch mit zusätzlichem Kleber befestigte Bausätze mit einer vom Systemhalter vorgesehenen Klebfläche (Deckfläche) von weniger als 40 %;
e)   Bausätze, die einen Wärmedämmstoff mit einem angegebenen Wärmedurchlasswiderstand von unter 1 m2K/W beinhalten.
Außenseitige Wärmedämm  und Beschichtungssysteme (EIFS; en: external insulation and finishing systems) nach ISO 17738 sind nicht Gegenstand dieser Norm.

Produits isolants thermiques pour bâtiments - Systèmes d'isolation thermique extérieure par enduit sur isolant (ETICS) - Spécification

Le présent document spécifie les caractéristiques et les performances des systèmes d’isolation thermique extérieure par enduit sur isolant de conception (ETICS de conception) avec des systèmes d’enduit sur les produits isolants thermiques, livrés en kit par un titulaire de système, et utilisés comme isolants thermiques pour bâtiments.
Le présent document couvre les kits d’ETICS de conception destinés à être apposés sur des parois constituées d’éléments de maçonnerie (briques, blocs, pierres, etc.) ou en béton (coulé sur site ou panneaux préfabriqués) avec ou sans systèmes d’enduit. Le présent document couvre les ETICS avec produits isolants thermiques constitués de verre cellulaire, de polystyrène expansé, de liège expansé, de laine minérale, de mousse phénolique, de mousse rigide de polyuréthane, de mousse de polystyrène extrudé ou de fibres de bois, sous réserve qu’ils satisfassent à l’Annexe B.
Un kit d’ETICS de conception comprend un produit isolant préfabriqué collé sur la paroi, ou fixé de manière mécanique à l’aide de chevilles, de profilés, etc., ou fixé au moyen de colle et de fixations mécaniques. Le produit isolant est revêtu d’un système d’enduit constitué d’une ou de plusieurs couches (appliquée(s) sur site), dont l’une d’elles intègre une armature. Le système d’enduit est appliqué directement sur les panneaux isolants, sans lame d’air ou couche séparative.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas :
a)   aux kits fixés mécaniquement avec produit de calage, dont la masse surfacique du système d’enduit est > 40 kg/m2 dans les conditions d’utilisation finale envisagées par le titulaire de système et/ou aux kits fixés mécaniquement dont la masse surfacique du système d’enduit et de l’isolant thermique est > 65 kg/m2 comme envisagé par le titulaire de système ;
b)   aux kits fixés mécaniquement sans produit de calage, dont la masse surfacique du système d’enduit est > 30 kg/m2 dans les conditions d’utilisation finale envisagées par le titulaire de système et/ou kits fixés mécaniquement dont la masse surfacique du système d’enduit et de l’isolant thermique est > 60 kg/m2 comme envisagé par le titulaire de système et/ou avec une épaisseur du produit isolant thermique envisagée par le titulaire de système > 200 mm. Pour les produits isolants thermiques d’épaisseur ≤ 200 mm fixés avec des chevilles sans produit de calage, la déformation en flexion des dispositifs de fixation mécanique est supposée être négligeable ;
c)   aux kits collés avec ou sans dispositifs complémentaires de fixation mécanique, de la surface encollée (taux de recouvrement) est inférieure à 40 % comme envisagé par le titulaire de système ;
d)   aux kits fixés mécaniquement avec produit de calage, dont l’aire de la surface encollée (taux de recouvrement) est inférieure à 40 % comme envisagé par le titulaire de système ;
e)   aux kits intégrant un produit isolant thermique dont la résistance thermique déclarée est inférieure à 1 m2K/W.
Les systèmes de finition et d’isolation externe (EIFS) selon l’ISO 17738 ne sont pas couverts par la présente Norme.

Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Kontaktni fasadni toplotnoizolacijski sistemi z ometi (ETICS) - Specifikacija

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 88 - Thermal insulating materials and products
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 88/WG 18 - External thermal insulation composite systems
• Current Stage: 3098 - Decision to reject - Consensus building
• Due Date: 22-Aug-2018
• Completion Date: 08-Apr-2019
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Mandate: M/489 - Mandate to CEN concerning the execution of harmonisation work for harmonized standards on external thermal insulation composite systems/kits with rendering (ETICS) related to the following end uses: - 04/33 external walls (including cladding) - 11/33 external finishes of walls
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 17237:2018 - Thermal insulation products for buildings - External thermal insulation composite systems with renders (ETICS) - Specification

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17237:2018
01-julij-2018
Toplotnoizolacijski proizvodi za stavbe - Zunanji sestavljeni toplotnoizolacijski
sistemi z ometi (ETICS) - Specifikacija
Thermal insulation products for buildings - External thermal insulation composite systems
with renders (ETICS) - Specification
Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Außenseitige Wärmedämmverbundsysteme mit
Putzoberfläche (WDVS) - Spezifikation
Produits isolants thermiques pour bâtiments - Systèmes d'isolation thermique extérieure
par enduit sur isolant (ETICS) - Spécification
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17237
ICS:
91.100.60 0DWHULDOL]DWRSORWQRLQ Thermal and sound insulating
]YRþQRL]RODFLMR materials
oSIST prEN 17237:2018 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17237
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

April 2018
ICS 91.100.60 Will supersede EN 13499:2003, EN 13500:2003
English Version

Thermal insulation products for buildings - External
thermal insulation composite systems with renders
(ETICS) - Specification
Produits isolants thermiques pour bâtiments - Wärmedämmstoffe für Gebäude - Außenseitige
Systèmes d'isolation thermique extérieure par enduit Wärmedämmverbundsysteme mit Putzoberfläche
sur isolant (ETICS) - Spécification (WDVS) - Spezifikation
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CEN/TC 88.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 General — Informative . 11
5 Characteristics and performance . 27
6 Test methods . 56
7 Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance . 57
8 Marking and labelling . 60
Annex A (normative) Assessment of performance of the kit and factory production control . 61
A.1 General . 61
Annex B (normative) Characteristics and performance for thermal insulation products . 74
B.1 General . 74
B.2 Characteristics and performance for CG products according to EN 13167 . 74
B.3 Characteristics and performance for EPS products . 75
B.4 Characteristics and performance for ICB products according to EN 13170 . 79
B.5 Characteristics and performance for MW products . 82
B.6 Characteristics and performance for factory made PF products . 84
B.7 Characteristics and performance for factory made rigid PU products . 85
B.8 Characteristics and performance for XPS products according to EN 13164 . 87
B.9 Characteristics and performance for WF products according to EN 13171 . 89
Annex C (informative) Test specimen for middle and large scale fire test . 92
Annex D (normative) Calculation of safety factor pull through . 95
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard with Regulation (EU)
No.305/2011 . 99
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics . 99
ZA.2 System of Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) . 100
ZA.3 Assignment of AVCP tasks . 101
Bibliography . 102

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European foreword
This document (prEN 17237:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 88 “Thermal
insulating materials and products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13499:2003 and EN 13500:2003.
Upon publication of EN 17237, EN 13498:2002 will be withdrawn without replacement.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of the
EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
For relationship with the EU Regulation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
This European Standard is one of a series of standards for insulation products used in buildings, but can
be used in other areas where appropriate.
Compared to EN 13499:2003 and EN 13500:2003, the following changes have been made:
a) the text is completely revised and both standards have been implemented in the approach of an
ETICS;
b) a new standard reference.
This European Standard contains four annexes:
— Annex A (normative) assessment of performance of the kit and assessment and verification of
constancy of performance;
— Annex B (normative) Characteristics and performance for thermal insulation products;
— Annex C (informative) Fire performance middle and large scale fire test;
— Annex D (normative) Calculation of safety-factor pull-through;
— Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU
Construction Products Regulation.
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Introduction
This standard covers design External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (design ETICS) with
rendering systems. Design ETICS kits are intended for use as external thermal insulation to the walls of
buildings. The walls are made of masonry (bricks, blocks, stones etc.) or concrete (cast on site or as
prefabricated panels) with or without rendering systems.
The standard describes characteristics and performance of design ETICS kits and marking and labelling
for design ETICS with rendering systems applied to thermal insulation products.
Design ETICS are placed on the market as different kits by a system holder, consisting of selected
components to improve the thermal insulation of buildings’ outside walls. Kits have to be installed
following system holders instructions to achieve the declared performance. They may include ancillary
products. Assembled kits provide protection against weathering and improve the appearance of the
buildings. They do not contribute to the stability of the wall, nor to the air tightness of the building.
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1 Scope
This document specifies the characteristics and performance for design External Thermal Insulation
Composite Systems (design ETICS) with rendering systems on thermal insulation products, delivered as
a kit by a system holder, and used as thermal insulation for buildings.
This document covers design ETICS kits on walls which are made of masonry (bricks, blocks, stones,
etc.) or concrete (cast on site or as prefabricated panels) with or without rendering systems. This
document covers ETICS with thermal insulation products made of cellular glass, expanded polystyrene,
expanded cork, mineral wool, phenolic foam, rigid polyurethane foam, extruded polystyrene foam or
wood fibre as far as they comply with Annex B.
A design ETICS kit comprises a prefabricated insulation product bonded onto the wall, or mechanically
fixed using anchors, profiles, etc., or a combination of adhesive and mechanical fixings. The insulation
product is faced with a rendering system consisting of one or more layers (site applied), one of which
contains reinforcement. The rendering system is applied directly to the insulating panels, without an air
gap or disconnecting layer.
This document is not applicable for:
a) Mechanically fixed kits with supplementary adhesive with the mass per unit area of the rendering
2
system of > 40 kg/m in end use conditions intended by the system holder and/or mechanical fixed
kits with the mass per unit area of the rendering system plus thermal insulation product of
2
> 65 kg/m intended by the system holder.
b) Mechanically fixed kits without supplementary adhesive with the mass per unit area of the
2
rendering system of > 30 kg/m in end use conditions intended by the system holder and/or
mechanical fixed kits with the mass per unit area of the rendering system plus thermal insulation
2
product of > 60 kg/m intended by the system holder and/or with a thickness of the thermal
insulation product intended by the system holder of > 200 mm. For thermal insulations products
with thicknesses ≤ 200 mm fixed with anchors without supplementary adhesive, the bending
deformation of the mechanically fixing devices is assumed as negligible.
c) Purely bonded kits with or without supplementary mechanically fixing devices with bonded area
(coverage) less than 40 %, intended by the system holder.
d) Mechanically fixed kits with supplementary adhesive with bonded area (coverage) less than 40 %,
intended by the system holder.
e) Kits incorporating a thermal insulation product providing a declared thermal resistance of less than
2
1 m K/W.
External insulation and finishing systems (EIFS) according to ISO 17738 are not covered by this
standard.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 822, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of length and width
EN 823, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of thickness
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EN 824, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of squareness
EN 825, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of flatness
EN 998-1, Specification for mortar for masonry - Part 1: Rendering and plastering mortar
EN 1015-1, Methods of test for mortar for masonry - Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution (by
sieve analysis)
EN 1015-6, Methods of test for mortar for masonry - Part 6: Determination of bulk density of fresh mortar
EN 1015-18, Methods of test for mortar for masonry - Part 18: Determination of water absorption
coefficient due to capillary action of hardened mortar
EN 1062-1, Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior masonry and
concrete - Part 1: Classification
EN 1062-3, Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior masonry and
concrete - Part 3: Determination of liquid water permeability
EN 1542, Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures - Test methods -
Measurement of bond strength by pull-off
EN 1602, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of the apparent density
EN 1604, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of dimensional stability
under specified temperature and humidity conditions
EN 1607, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of tensile strength
perpendicular to faces
EN 1609, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of short term water
absorption by partial immersion
1)
EN 1990:2002, Eurocode: Basis of structural design
EN 1991-1-4, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-4: General actions - Wind actions
EN 12085, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of linear dimensions of
test specimens
EN 12086, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of water vapour
transmission properties
EN 12087, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of long term water
absorption by immersion
EN 12090, Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of shear behaviour
EN 12127, Textiles - Fabrics - Determination of mass per unit area using small samples

1) This document is impacted by the amendment EN 1990:2002/A1:2005.
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EN 12664, Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance
by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Dry and moist products of medium and low
thermal resistance
EN 12667, Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance
by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Products of high and medium thermal
resistance
EN 13162, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made mineral wool (MW) products -
Specification
EN 13163, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made expanded polystyrene (EPS)
products - Specification
EN 13164, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made extruded polystyrene foam (XPS)
products - Specification
EN 13165, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made rigid polyurethane foam (PU)
products - Specification
EN 13166, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made phenolic foam (PF) products -
Specification
EN 13167, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made cellular glass (CG) products -
Specification
EN 13170, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made products of expanded cork (ICB) -
Specification
EN 13171, Thermal insulating products for buildings - Factory made wood fibre (WF) products -
Specification
EN 13172:2012, Thermal insulation products - Evaluation of conformity
EN 13494, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Determination of the tensile bond
strength of the adhesive and of the base coat to the thermal insulation material
EN 13495, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Determination of the pull-off resistance
of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS)(foam block test)
EN 13496, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Determination of the mechanical
properties of glass fibre meshes as reinforcement for External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems with
renders (ETICS)
EN 13497, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Determination of the resistance to
impact of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS)
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 1: Classification
using test data from reaction to fire test
EN 13823, Reaction to fire tests for building products - Building products excluding floorings exposed to
the thermal attack by a single burning item
EN 15824, Specifications for external renders and internal plasters based on organic binders
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EN 16382, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Determination of the pull-through
resistance of plate anchors through thermal insulation products
EN 16383, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Determination of the hygrothermal
behaviour of external thermal insulation composite systems with renders (ETICS)
EN 16724, Thermal insulation products for building applications - Instructions for mounting and fixing for
determination of the reaction to fire testing of external thermal Insulation composite systems (ETICS)
EN 16733, Reaction to fire tests for building products - Determination of a building product's propensity to
undergo continuous smouldering
prEN 17101, Thermal insulation products for buildings - PU adhesive foam for External Thermal
Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS)
EN 29052-1, Acoustics - Determination of dynamic stiffness - Part 1: Materials used under floating floors
in dwellings
EN 29053, Acoustics - Materials for acoustical applications - Determination of airflow resistance (ISO
9053)
EN ISO 1182, Reaction to fire tests for products - Non-combustibility test (ISO 1182)
EN ISO 1716, Reaction to fire tests for products - Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific
value) (ISO 1716)
EN ISO 2811-1, Paints and varnishes - Determination of density - Part 1: Pycnometer method (ISO 2811-1)
EN ISO 3251, Paints, varnishes and plastics - Determination of non-volatile-matter content (ISO 3251)
EN ISO 3451-1, Plastics - Determination of ash - Part 1: General methods (ISO 3451-1:2008)
EN ISO 6946, Building components and building elements - Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance
- Calculation methods (ISO 6946)
EN ISO 7783, Paints and varnishes - Determination of water-vapour transmission properties - Cup method
(ISO 7783)
EN ISO 9229:2007, Thermal insulation - Vocabulary (ISO 9229)
EN ISO 10211, Thermal bridges in building construction - Heat flows and surface temperatures - Detailed
calculations (ISO 10211)
EN ISO 10456, Building materials and products - Hygrothermal properties -Tabulated design values and
procedures for determining declared and design thermal values (ISO 10456)
EN ISO 11925-2, Reaction to fire tests - Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame -
Part 2: Single-flame source test (ISO 11925-2)
ISO 16269-6:2014, Statistical interpretation of data - Part 6: Determination of statistical tolerance
intervals
ISO 1887, Textile glass - Determination of combustible-matter content
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EAD 330196-00-0604, Plastic anchors for fixing of external thermal insulation composite systems with
2)
rendering
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 9229:2007 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
adhesive
component used for bonding the thermal insulation product to the substrate
3.2
thermal insulation type
group of insulation products of the same thermal insulation material if a thermal insulation material
covers more than one physical structure
Note 1 to entry: EPS S and SD, MW Lamella and board and faced and un-faced products are examples for
different types of the same thermal insulation material.
3.3
anchor for thermal insulation products
fixing device for fixing the thermal insulation product and if appropriate also the reinforced base coat
consisting of a plate, a sleeve which passes through (or partially) the thermal insulation product and a
part which is embedded to the substrate
3.4
anchor for profiles or rails
fixing device for fixing the profiles or rails to the substrate
3.5
ancillary product
any supplementary component used in addition to the kit, which shall be used according to system
holders instructions
3.6
base coat
component applied directly by rendering to the thermal insulation product
3.7
component
factory-made product or a group of factory-made products as a functional unit of the design ETICS

2) Available at: https://www.eota.eu/
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3.8
reinforced base coat
base coat with embedded reinforcement
3.9
declared thickness
nominal thickness or range of thicknesses (minimum/maximum) of a layer of a kit stated by the system
holder
3.10
key coat
component applied to the base coat as a preparation for the application of the finishing coat
3.11
finishing coat
component applied to the reinforced base coat with or without a key coat
3.12
decorative coat
component which is applied to the finishing coat contributing to the aesthetic finishing and protection
against weathering
3.13
finishing layer
finishing coat with a key coat (optional) and/or a decorative coat (optional)
3.14
rendering system
reinforced base coat with finishing layer
3.15
design external thermal insulation composite system (design ETICS)
set of products defined by the system holder out of one base coat, thermal insulation product(s) of the
same material, reinforcement(s) and with finishing coats, with adhesive(s) and/or mechanical fixing
device(s) and optionally key coat(s) and decorative coat(s)
3.16
kit
combination of selected products taken from a design ETICS and placed on the market by the system
holder to be incorporated in the construction works
Note 1 to entry: For definition see CPR.
3.17
assembled kit
kit after it has been incorporated in the construction works
3.18
reinforcement
glass fibre mesh or metal mesh embedded in the base coat to reinforce the rendering system
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3.19
glass fibre mesh
textile fabrics consisting of continuous glass filament yarn in both the warp and the weft directions as
reinforcement, embedded in the base coat
3.20
metal mesh
galvanised steel or stainless steel mesh as reinforcement, embedded in the base coat
3.21
mechanical fixing device
product used for fixing a kit mechanically to the substrate
3.22
substrate
part of the wall/test assembly to which a kit is fixed
3.23
system holder
single manufacturer who is placing design ETICS kits on the market
3.24
worst case
configuration of specified products taken from the design ETICS for test purposes that leads to the most
discriminating class or level of a certain characteristic of a kit. The performance of this kit can then be
used to determine a equal or better performance for configurations of different products.
3.25
supplementary mechanical fixing device
mechanical fixing device used primarily to provide stability until the adhesive has cured and act as a
temporary connection to avoid the risk of detachment
3.26
supplementary adhesive
adhesive used primarily to maintain thermal insulation products to the substrate before mechanical
fixing
3.27
organic content
total amount of organic substances as part of a component or a product related to the mass in cured and
dried conditions
4 General — Informative
4.1 Description of a design ETICS
A design ETICS is defined by the system holder. It consists of
— one base coat,
— thermal insulation product(s) of the same material,
— adhesive(s) without mechanical fixing device(s) or adhesives and mechanical fixing device(s) or
only mechanical fixing device(s),
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— reinforcement(s),
— finishing layer(s).
(See Figure 1 — Description of design ETICS and kit in relation to construction works). All combinations
and their characteristics required to form a particular kit intended by the system holder, shall be fully
described by the system holder.
They are assessed according to this standard before being placed on the market.
According to the characteristics and performance of a construction works a designer can then select an
appropriate kit from the design ETICS.

Key
1 design ETICS (Box 1) A adhesives
2 construction works (Box 2) B thermal insulation products of the same material
3 assembled kit with ancillary products C mechanical fixing devices
(Box 3)
4 assembled kit (Box 4) D base coat
5 rendering system (Box 5) E reinforcement
6 reinforced base coat (Box 6) G key coats
7 finishing layer (Box 7) H finishing coats
  I decorative coats
  J ancillary products
  K other construction products
Figure 1 — Description of design ETICS and kit in relation to construction works
Figure 1 shows the principles of design ETICS, the resultant kits and the relation to construction works.
Box 1 contains every product which can be used for a specific design ETICS kit. Only one base coat is
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covered by one design ETICS. Some of the components are not mandatory. Commonly only a few of all
possible combinations of the products in box 1 are in visage by a system holder for a particular kit. Only
these combinations belong to the design ETICS. In short, the design ETICS consists of all products and
the intended combinations for kits thereof.
Box 1 contains four kit examples. The short dash line kit is only bonded by adhesive. The straight line
kit includes any kind of components. The grey line and the long dashes kits use reduced sets of
components. These four kit examples are also illustrated in Figure 2 a), b), d) and e).
Box 2 is applicable to construction works. It includes an assembled kit with ancillary products, box 3.
Ancillary products may be mastics, joint-covers, corner stripes, corner profiles, base profiles, fire
barriers, etc. They are necessary to complete a kit on site. Box 4 intends the assembled kit without
ancillary products. It includes the rendering system, box 5. The rendering system is made of the
reinforced base coat, box 6, and the finishing layer, box 7.
NOTE In some cases products of a design ETICS may have additional intended uses.
Ancillary products are used, e.g. to form joints or to achieve continuity or to give specific protection
(mastics, joint-covers, corner stripes, corner profiles, base profiles, fire barriers etc.). They are specified
by the system holder in order to ensure the performance, the safety and the durability of the system
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