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Key benefits for facades

Ecological sustainable mineral paints by KEIM

Environmentally conscious construction means energy-efficient planning. It also means deliberately choosing durable, most renewable, harmless materials that are easy to dispose of, such as ecofriendly exterior paints and interior paints. It makes a crucial contribution towards a better future and a better quality of life.

Selecting ENVIRONMENTALLY exterior and interior paints

Today, the choice of materials is one of the most important aspects in terms of ecologically optimising construction for a more sustainable future.

In addition to the energy consumed when a building is in use, the characteristics of construction materials such as paints, play a role in determining the ecological footprint of a building. Even if they only make up a very small share of the materials required, the effects of the exterior paints and interiors paints should not be underestimated. In addition to direct effects caused by the content of harmful substances or emissions during application, factors such as consumption of resources and durability have a tangible effect on the ecological balance.

Keim – the manufacturer of sustainable paints for healthy living

KEIM ecofriendly mineral paints have an outstanding ecological profile: from raw material extraction via production, application and the entire life cycle of the coating for exteriors and interiors, through to disposal of the existing coating. Many KEIM ecofriendly, nontoxic paints for exteriors and interiors are recommended by Sentinel Haus Institute. The Sentinel Haus website offers clients and architects a quick and easy overview of certified, sustainable construction products and ecofriendly sustainable paints. To date, KEIM exterior paints are the only paints throughout the whole of Europe to have been awarded the natureplus eco label. This label confirms compliance with high quality standards in terms of sustainability and is awarded by accredited test institutes on the basis of independently produced guidelines. A large number of categories are tested, including aspects such as paint manufacture, working conditions and harmless use through to disposal or recycling of the paints.

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MINERAL MEANS ECOFRIENDLY AND TRACE VOC PAINTS

Mineral paints, natural paints or so-called ecofriendly paints exploit their positive characteristics to their fullest. Our ecofriendly, sustainable interior paints are based on natural raw ingredients. Due to their formulation, they contain no problematic additives such as solvents, plasticisers, biocides or preservatives which could be emitted into the surroundings, making them no odour, virtually VOC free paints that are kind to you, kind to use and kind the environment.

The immense durability and performance of mineral exterior paints saves resources as well as money, with far longer intervals needed between renovations. If renovations are necessary, the old facade can be simply cleaned with water. Due to the fact that mineral paints do not form thick layers on the substrate, no expensive stripping and disposal of the paint is necessary. Mineral paints protect the valuable building substrate from harmful environmental influences, making an immediate and natural contribution to sustainability.

Construction physics meets sustainability

Our ecofriendly exterior masonry paints and coatings for interiors are optimised in terms of construction physics. Our silicate paints are highly vapour permeable. Moisture contained in the building structure can be evaporated, avoiding tricky moisture build up and preventing long term damage. In combination with low water absorption, this offers optimum protection from water and frost damage. The alkalinity and fast drying times of our paints makes them resistant against algae and fungi, eliminating the need for biocide additives which would be leached out of the facades into the groundwater by the rain.

Most of our exterior masonry products are fire resistant and incombustible paints.

Thermal insulation with KEIM – a mineral benefit for the environment

In addition to ecofriendly sustainable paints for exteriors and interiors, KEIM offers a wide range of mineral thermal insulation composite systems. Our thermal insulation composite systems stand for sustainable, ecological construction and refurbishment, for saving energy and active environmental protection. The specific KEIM renders, washes and paints help protect resources by extending and prolonging the renovation intervals.

Our paints are made in Germany. We try to keep the supply chains for the raw materials as short as possible and use 100 % green power in the production process, thus further improving the ecological footprint and sustainability of our products.

See for yourself the quality of our sustainable, ecofriendly paints and products. The following pages provide more information about our environmentally friendly paints for exteriors and interiors and thermal insulation systems, all of which are kind to us and the environment.

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