promises to
be a long, hot California summer, most people are putting their
thick outerwear into storage. But it's important to remember that
for commercial buildings, an airtight covering of insulation saves
on energy costs by fending off heat transfer from the hot outdoors
and by keeping conditioned air from leaking out. One type of
cladding system that offers insulation and airtightness benefits
for most kinds of commercial buildings is an exterior insulation
and finishing system (EIFS). This type of building cladding
consists of four layers which, from exterior to interior, are a
spray-applied acrylic and stone finish, a fiberglass reinforcing
mesh, insulation, and an adhesive that attaches the cladding system
to the building.
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