The advantages of timber: construction method
Does timber offer a construction method that provides tangible benefits to make it a system of choice for the construction sector?
Wood also boasts impressive fire protection features. Despite their flammability, wooden structures and STEICO wood fibre insulation materials exhibit a high degree of fire resistance.
"STEICO insulation does not drip from the facade during burning, unlike some rigid foams."
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research - one of Germany's most-renowned research institutes - has examined and determined the fire behaviour of insulation materials made from renewable raw materials and rigid foam:
“Rigid foams burn extremely quickly, with very strong dark smoke formation, and melt and drip during burning. The investigated natural insulation materials (including STEICO wood fibre insulation materials) also burn, but relatively slowly, with little smoke development and do not drip while burning. The fire behaviour of natural insulation materials is therefore significantly more advantageous than that of rigid foams, especially in the early phases of a fire, and is predictable.”
STEICO insulation materials: cold protection, climate protection and heating cost reduction in one.
STEICO wood-fibre insulation materials are leading in summer heat protection.
Diffusion openess protects against mould and supports a healthy indoor climate
Pleasant peace and quiet within your own four walls with STEICO insulation materials.
Just in case: reliable fire protection up to REI 90.
Ecological STEICO insulating materials: a contribution to more healthy homes.
Cavity insulation made from natural wood fibre. Rapid, environmentally friendly and particularly inexpensive.
Innovative wall support for ultimate energy efficiency, e.g. for passive houses.
External thermal insulation composite system made using the wet method.
Laminated veneer lumber for high loads. Type R with synchronous veneer layers.
High-insulation wood fibre insulation board for facade insulation λD 0.037.
Wood fibre insulation board for facade insulation. Made using the dry method.
Sarking and sheathing board made using the wet process. Secure rain protection.
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