gearing up for the green deal solid wall insulation neil marshall chief executive
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Gearing up for the Green Deal Solid Wall Insulation Neil Marshall Chief Executive. Who we are. Represent manufacturers and installers CWI, EWI, IWI, HWI, LI, RI, DP 170 + members GB/NI Full service TA Promote the benefits of insulation Range of membership services - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Gearing up for the Green Deal
Solid Wall Insulation
Neil MarshallChief Executive
• Represent manufacturers and installers – CWI, EWI, IWI, HWI, LI, RI, DP– 170 + members GB/NI
• Full service TA– Promote the benefits of insulation – Range of membership services– Industry representation – Work in partnership with like minded organisations
• Maintain Industry Standards – Membership criteria,– Code of Professional Practice
Solid Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency• Established in 2009• Not for profit • Builds on CIGA model for CWI
Who we are
NIA/SWIGA SWI Industry Framework and Guarantee
The Opportunity for SWI
• Around 7m homes with solid walls
– 25% fuel poor
– 40% of fuel poor households have solid walls
• 2.3m by 2022 to hit Climate Change Targets
• C. 10 fold increase in industry capacity
• Key area of focus in the Green Deal and ECO
• Social housing will have key role in early stages
Market Size m2
(Million)
m2 /capita
Poland 40.0 1.05
Germany 40.0 0.48
Czech Republic 16.0 1.57
Italy 10.0 0.17
Austria 8.5 1.04
Slovakia 6.0 1.11
France 3.5 0.06
UK 2.5 0.04
The European Market:External Wall Insulation
The Challenge
• Provide cross stakeholder confidence
• Rapid expansion of EWI/IWI industry capacity whilst maintaining quality and standards
• Ensure robust technical solutions and quality installations to deliver in situ savings
• Provide consumer reassurance and protection
• Create a new uniform industry platform/guarantee
• EWI, IWI, Hybrid Systems
• Utilise new and existing members expertise
• Dedicated Project Team to fast track the development
• Collaborative/partnership working
NIA/SWIGA Approach
• 20 + major EWI and IWI manufacturers/system
designers
• 50+ EWI and IWI installers
Membership
Stakeholder Review
Development Group
Project Team
External Wall
Internal Wall
MarketingPR
NIA/SWIGA
SWI Organisation
Quality Assurance:• Certified systems
• Approved/registered installers • Standard survey form
• Robust standard solutions checklist • Best Practice Guides
• Independent surveillance scheme– NIA/SWIGA/BBA Partnership
Consumer Protection• Guarantee Scheme
– Defects in materials and workmanship– 25 years– Benefits transferable
• Arbitration Service
The Framework
Training
3 stage process in conjunction with Construction Skills:• OSAT - existing workforce
• Retraining for other trades – e.g. Cavity Wall Installers
• Full framework apprenticeships for new entrants
SWIGA Carding
• All surveyors/operatives assessed for competence and system used
• NOS and system requirements
• Cards can be withdrawn
Training & Carding
• Validate key elements of the framework
• Targeting 1,000 properties – representative mix
• Based on existing CERT/CESP/LA funded schemes
• Wider opportunities – Case studies– Impact on local community
• Timeline– Commence Summer 2011– Evaluation and incorporation of learnings from first Phase
Winter 2011– Completion Autumn 2012
Pilots
• Quality assurance – aims not just to sort out problems but prevent them in first place
• Consistent in situ performance to support Golden Rule
• Simple, one Guarantee covering defects in materials and workmanship – not restricted to installer insolvency
Stakeholder/Consumer Confidence
Benefits of Framework
• Information – www.nationalinsualtionassociation.org.uk– Literature
• Access to members – Postcode Locator
• Issue expressions of interest/tenders
• Participation in NIA/SWIGA SWI Pilots
Support Available