Category: Insulation
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Who is qualified?
Selecting a trustworthy installer for your heating, insulation, or renewable energy project requires careful research and due diligence. Hiring the right professional ensures your home is safe, efficient, and compliant with regulations, and helps protect warranties, insurance, and grant eligibility. Reputable installers are often accredited by recognised trade bodies or professional organisations. Accreditation confirms that…
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Trying best to improve to “C”
Improving your EPC rating isn’t just a “box-ticking exercise” it brings real financial, comfort, legal, and long-term benefits. Improving your EPC rating isn’t just a “box-ticking exercise” — it brings real financial, comfort, legal, and long-term benefits. It matters because, as we progress through life, our habits, and priorities tend to shift. The carefree 20-year-old…
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Allowing Homes To Breathe.
When we insulate or upgrade a property, the original construction is just as important as the finished result. Trying to achieve the unachievable often leads to failure and when it comes to improving our homes, that’s especially true if we ignore how they were originally built. When we insulate or upgrade a property, the original…
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UK Property History.
Over the years, many homes have been layered with materials like non-breathable paints, renders, pebble dashing. Homes built in the UK before the 1980s often lack adequate insulation or have none at all. While building regulations at the time may have included some insulation standards, they were typically not enforced in practice. When planning insulation…
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Pas 2030/35
Pas 2030 and 2035 Basics. PAS 2030/2019 here. Pas 2035/2023 here. A Publicly Available Specification (PAS) is a document that defines good practice standards for a product, service, or process. PAS 2035/2030 are linked frameworks that outline best practices for retrofitting homes in the UK to enhance energy efficiency. While PAS 2030 focuses on the quality of the…
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Insulation and U values.
PIR Insulation. PIR (Polyisocyanurate) and phenolic foam are both types of rigid insulation boards used in building construction to improve thermal efficiency. These boards are supplied by many manufacturers including Celotex, Recticel, Kingspan,Iko. PIR insulation is a type of rigid foam insulation made from polyisocyanurate, a thermoset plastic. It is produced as foam and typically sandwiched…
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A Fabric First Approach
Fabric First Approach, What It Is and Why It Matters! The fabric first approach is built on a simple principle:reduce heat loss from the building before upgrading heating systems or adding renewables. “Fabric” is just another term for walls, roof, floors and windows. Instead of installing a high-tech heating system in a leaky home, fabric…
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A Guide External Wall Insulation.
While heat naturally rises, a large amount is also lost through poorly insulated external walls, External wall insulation plays a crucial role in reducing how quickly heat escapes from our homes. While heat naturally rises, a large amount is also lost through poorly insulated external walls, especially in older properties. In fact, without adequate wall…
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Understanding Design and Sizing of Our Heating Systems..
The Science. We’re human—and often stubborn. It’s natural to trust what we can see and what we believe, even when the science tells a deeper story. But when it comes to our homes and keeping them warm, the science is vast and uncompromising. Facilities like the Energy House in Salford constantly test and thermally model…
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PAS!
A Publicly Available Specification (PAS) is a document that defines good practice standards for a product, service, or process. PAS 2030/2019 here. information on Pas 2035/2023 here. A Publicly Available Specification (PAS) is a document that defines good practice standards for a product, service, or process. PAS 2035/2030 are linked frameworks that outline best practices for retrofitting…
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