Why Vital insulation?

Heat insulation properties of the insultaion plate

• good heat insulation
• λD (λ-declared)="0.037" W/mK
• small air permeability 45x10-6m3/(msPa)
• Load a U value table (pdf)
  

Moisture technical properties

• Like wood, the VITAL insulation has the ability
• to bind and release water steam while maintaining
• its heat insulation ability.
• In the summertime a pleasantly cool house
•  also enables plastic-free structures
• enables the transfer of gases (carbon dioxide and oxygen) through the structure
• balances the moisture variations in indoor air
• clean indoor air and better living comfort
  

Fire endurance properties of Vital insulation plate

• VITAL insulation belongs to class C (EN 13501-1:2007)

Ecological

• VITAL is a clean, environmentally friendly product
• VITAL has been manufactured from clean and safe raw materials and it can be re-fibred at the end of its lifecycle into a new product
• one cubic metre of wood makes 10 cubic metres of VITAL insulation, which has 20-times the insulation capacity
• the best savings class of construction materials M1
• good option also for people suffering from allergies
• pleasant to handle and easy to work with
  

Resistance against biological growth

• prevents mould, decaying, and rotting fungus growth in the insulation and in the structures touching it.

More information:

• Tapanila eco-house ventilation and functioning from the heat and moisture perspective. (VTT publication no. 2069).
• The significance of insulation materials in the biological damage of buildings. (VTT publication no. 791)
  (Information on materials - Insulation materials)