12th INTERNATIONAL ETICS CONFERENCE

Organizing the 1st International ETICS Conference in 2014, our goal was to create a platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience, and perspectives on ETICS. The inaugural edition, held in Ożarów Mazowiecki, attracted over 130 participants. Subsequent, increasingly well-attended meetings of the industry took place in Ożarów Mazowiecki, Łochów, Łódź, and Żnin.

To date, eleven editions of the conference have enabled the development of a strong professional network and the integration of the ETICS community. During these meetings, we have consistently aimed to fully leverage the potential of the insulation industry, contribute to the development of the Polish construction sector, and support the achievement of energy efficiency goals set by the Polish government and the European Commission.

In 2014, the Polish ETICS market was the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, we are proud to say that it has become the largest market in Europe.

The current challenging geopolitical situation—marked by the war in Ukraine, tensions in other regions of the world, and global power competition—creates risks but also presents opportunities for Poland and its economy, including the ETICS sector.

In Janów Podlaski, where I would like to invite you to the next ETICS industry meeting, we will address key contemporary challenges such as sustainable development, CPR 2024, new national regulations concerning construction products, energy efficiency, safety, innovation, as well as the economic dimension.

Jacek Michalak
President of the Board
Association for Thermal Insulation Systems (SSO)

The invitation to deliver presentations has been accepted by a distinguished group of experts:

• Magdalena Bardan, M.Sc. Eng., Building Research Institute (ITB)
• Rafael Bischof, M.Sc. Eng., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Dariusz Gaweł, Ph.D, Eng. Arch., Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology
• Sara Gołębiowska, M.Sc. Eng., Łukasiewicz – Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials (Łukasiewicz – ICiMB)
• Natalia Jakubiak, M.Sc., Eng. Arch., Doctoral School, Lublin University of Technology
• Michał Komar, M.Sc. Eng., Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology
• Paweł Krause, D.Sc, Eng., Professor of Silesian University of Technology, Department of Construction Processes and Building Physics, Silesian University of Technology
• Bartłomiej Papis, Ph.D, Eng., Building Research Institute
• Ralf Pasker, MA, European Association for ETICS (EAE)
• Jerzy Rutka, M.Sc. Eng., Polish Association of EPS Manufacturers (PSPS)
• Vladimír Vymětalík, Ph.D, Eng., Czech association for ETICS
• Pavel Zemene, Ph.D, Eng., Czech EPS Association