Firefighting and Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems

摘要

Sustainable design seeks to enhance building performance and reduce the built environment's destructive impact on the earth. One way is to minimize energy consumption and thus reduce the consumption of nonrenewable resources. Builders commonly use an exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) to meet this objective. EIFS provides excellent energy efficiency, placing a continuous layer of insulation on the outside surface of the building, thus increasing its R-value (the insulation's ability to resist heat traveling through it). The higher the R-value, the better the insulation's thermal performance and the less energy the structure's heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system requires.