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Construction
Rigid Foam Insulation
strong roof surface – with an extra-slim layer of insulation.
Its high compression resistance prevents puddle-promoting
depressions and keeps the construction maintenance-free.
The PU rigid foam is also fire-resistant and durable – a
forward-looking solution for industrial buildings as well.
Further information: www.puren.eu
Construction of a new detached house in Abtsgmünd, Germany, with
high-performance insulation materials.
Example 3: Renovation of Gent Teaching Hospital and
the Court of Justice in Hasselt, Belgium, with PIR insulation
boards.
Interview:
Oliver Loebel, Secretary
General PU Europe*,
Brussels, on sustainable
construction with
PU insulation.
PUR: Why is sustainable construction so important?
IKO Enertherm panels provide optimal insulation and are easy to install.
For the refurbishment of several public buildings in Gent and
Hasselt, the clients decided here in favor of insulation with
PIR insulation boards. The BASF customer IKO Insulations is
delighted by the decision, as extra-thin IKO Enertherm
boards provide optimal insulation and are easy to install.
They are also highly dimensionally stable, shape-retaining
and compression resistant. The hospital and Court of Justice
have been given a retrofitted envelope of PIR insulation
boards with the highest insulation value per square meter. A
good choice for the buildings, which are certain to benefit
from considerably lower heating costs from the coming winter
onward.
OL: Within the EU, buildings account for 40 percent of overall
energy costs. Since people spend around 90 percent of
their lives indoors, buildings have an impact on most areas
of life in terms of well-being, the use of resources, waste
management and ultimately on climate protection and global
warming.
PUR: Can polyurethane make a contribution to sustainable
construction?
OL: Yes, a major contribution, as PU offers ways of reducing
the heating and cooling needs of buildings. What’s
The new logistics center in Pfungstadt has also been sustainably and
inexpensively insulated with Elastopir.
Example 4: Again in Gent, this time on the new regional
head office building of the KBC Bank.
At 119 m, the new regional head office of the KBC Bank in
Gent will be Belgium’s tallest building made of stone. Here
again, the tower, the Arteveldetoren, as it is known, will be
insulated with PIR insulation boards from IKO Insulations.
The clients are impressed by the insulation’s outstanding fire
rating and optimal insulation values with an extra-thin insulation
layer. So that costs stay well within bounds.
Further information: www.enertherm.eu or
www.daemmt-besser.de
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