retrofit

Dr Jo Atkinson, Senior Consultant – Building Decarbonisation at Energy Systems Catapult, provides advice for tradespeople on what ‘red flags’ they should be looking out for when installing insulation to homes. Are you worried about the increasing bad press around retrofitted insulation and how this could affect you as an installer? Do you want to […]

Ecological Building Systems has developed an internal insulation system, Retro EcoWall A1, designed to upgrade the thermal performance of existing buildings with traditional solid stone or masonry walls. Retro EcoWall A1 combines layers of Diasen Diathonite Thermactive.037 lime and cork insulating plaster, with breathable mineral adhesives and Redstone Clima Redboard Pro, calcium silicate thermal insulation, […]

The Installation Assurance Authority Commercial Services (The IAA CS) has been awarded grant funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for the Warm Homes Skills Programme Phase 1. This means The IAA CS will offer subsidised training, both at The National Energy Efficiency Centre and online, including for insulation installation, retrofit […]

The schedule of webinars taking place as part of InstallerBUILD Week – taking place 29 September to 3 October – has been announced, with topics including how to get involved in retrofit work and how we can raise the profile of the construction trades. Free registration for all of the InstallerBUILD digital events is available […]

Richard Quigley MP has given his backing to the Federation of Master Builders’ campaign for licensing building companies. The MP for the Isle of Wight West was speaking on the FMB podcast Build up from the Basement when he addressed the urgent need for reform in an industry where rogue operators can devastate families’ finances and […]