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DECC Fuel Poverty Project The Delivery Experience. Ben Craig, Operations Director 25 April 2013 . About Us. Formed in 2007 as a joint venture between a firm of chartered surveyors and a construction contractor Specialist skills in insulation (hard to treat homes, EWI, IWI)
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DECC Fuel Poverty Project The Delivery Experience Ben Craig, Operations Director 25 April 2013
About Us • Formed in 2007 as a joint venture between a firm of chartered surveyors and a construction contractor • Specialist skills in insulation (hard to treat homes, EWI, IWI) • Have helped over 2,000 private customers and some 50 organisations with energy saving measures • Accredited to the leading industry standards
External Wall Insulation • External wall insulation (EWI) is our core service. We are accredited with three of the leading UK systems • Extremely effective for solid wall houses (brick or concrete) or those with hard to treat cavities • Involves cladding a property in insulation and then render to a specification and finish of your choice • EWI can save between £400-500 on household heating bills and some 1.9 tonnes of carbon per annum
How does EWI work? • Defective render removed and property ‘dubbed out’ • Base track secured above DPC and over or under cills fitted • Insulation boards mechanically fixed to walls • A 4mm render coat is applied to the boards and mesh set into it • A second 2mm coat is applied over the top and trowelled smooth • When dry, the walls are primed and top coated
The Key Issues in Delivery • Resident awareness and understanding, leading to ‘buy in’ • The importance of customer care on a site that is ‘lived in’ • Attention to detail and tidiness on site • Information and communication with residents to prevent rumour • Good working partnership with the main contractor or client • Continual assessment and quality control • Timing and accurate weather forecasts!
The Future? • More than 8 million solid wall or hard to treat properties in UK • ECO and Green Deal funding will help facilitate and finance work • Importance of partnerships between funders / clients / installers • This is not an easy insulation measure, quality is crucial