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Thanks to its extremely high compressive strength and very low water absorption capacity, Styrodur® is also ideal for multi-layer insulation. The German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) has granted general building authority approval for the multi-layer installation of Styrodur for floor slabs, perimeter insulation and inverted roofs. This makes Styrodur the ideal insulation material for future-oriented insulation tasks.
Insulating pitched roofs with Styrodur® as above-rafter insulation is an ideal solution from a building physics point of view, as the thermal insulation layer is laid above the roof structure with virtually no interruptions.
Above-rafter insulation can be installed both in new builds and when renovating old buildings, for example if new roof cladding is required.
Due to its high compressive strength, low water absorption, good thermal insulation properties and rot-proof properties, Styrodur® is also used as a frost protection layer in the construction of roads and railway tracks. This not only prevents frost damage, but also reduces maintenance costs for traffic routes.
An insulating material must fulfil similar requirements to those for frost protection in road and track construction in the construction of artificial ice rinks. The physical properties and advantages of Styrodur make it the ideal insulation material for this application.
Thanks to its material properties, Styrodur® is ideally suited for insulating double-skin masonry constructions, so-called core insulation.
The low water absorption, the excellent thermal insulation properties and the resistance to ageing and rotting of the green XPS rigid foam boards allow installation between the two wall shells even without an air layer.