Insulation
Overview
Insulation
Increasing energy-efficiency requirements are calling for greater levels of insulation. This has implications for both new-build and retrofit projects, and each hold different complications and opportunities. This month we look at how the regulations affect what products architects are specifying.
Products
Natural insulation materials
Natural insulation materials such as hemp, sheep’s wool and fl ax are becoming widely recognised for their sustainability. A growing concern for the environment, alongside a need to reduce the energy consumption of built stock, has resulted in a fl ourishing market for these materials.
Buildings
The Vicarage by Associated Architects
Associated Architects’ Vicarage near Stourbridge has achieved both Passivhaus and Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 certification
Clapton Girls' Academy by Jestico + Whiles
Two new additions and a refurb of the existing Edwardian buildings have brought this school up to modern standards
Insulation News
Government to relax 'solid wall' planning rules to boost Green Deal uptake
The government has relaxed planning rules in a bid to make insulating homes easier
CPD
Architect of Stuttgart Library, Eun Young Yi, to speak in London
[DATE FOR THE DIARY] Architects will have a chance to both hear architect Eun Young Yi speak, see his work and pick up some CPD points at an event at St Katherine’s Dock, London on 25 April
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