Methodology for Determination of the Requirement of Repair of External Facades of ETICS due to the Occurrence of Microorganisms

Abstract:

The submitted article deals with a relatively new phenomenon, which is monitoring and solution to minimization of microorganisms ́ occurrence on the surface of the External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS). The importance of the solution has been becoming more important both from the point of view of health risk for inhabitants and accelerated degradation of particular layers of the ETICS due to the presence of these microorganisms. The article submits conceptual methodological solution to the reduction of count of microorganisms on the ETICS surface from diagnosis, setting out criteria for the necessity of determination of macrobiotic biodeteriogens to subsequent rehabilitation design.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 776)
• Pages: 153-159
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.776.153
• Online since: August 2018
• Authors: Pavla Ryparová*, Lukáš Balík
• Keywords: Biodegradation, ETICS, Microorganism, Rehabilitation

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