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IS IT EIFS? By Frank Lesh
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magine, if you will, traveling to another dimension, which takes you back in time 75 years to a devastated country with a huge number of damaged/destroyed buildings. The climate is temperate, but it has long, cold winters. To make matters worse, there are scant energy resources needed to heat the inhabitants. Typical building construction is solid masonry with no wall cavities for insulation. What could a society do to provide the necessary requisites to house inhabitants? This is not a Twilight Zone episode. This is the situation faced by much of Europe after World War 2. 12
ASHI Reporter • AUGUST 2021
