Rooftherm Ahead of New UK Insulation Regulations

(PRWEB) December 9, 2005 -- After a period of industry consultation, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has reviewed Part L of the Building Regulations and has now published draft regulations. With a brief to make new buildings more energy efficient and to tackle climate change, the revised changes in Building Regulations will be enforced from April 2006. Importantly, the revised regulations will tackle air leakage within a dwelling. Air leakage is a factor in loosing warm air from a dwelling. This will greatly affect the construction and insulation industry as the higher specifications mean previously accepted levels of insulation will be inadequate.

Rooftherm (www.rooftherm.co.uk) have looked at the new regulations, particularly the revised section Part L that now calls for even lower U values to be achieved in new dwellings and building conversions. Importantly the regulations now add minimum air leakage specifications that must be achieved. Air leakage in buildings (commonly drafts) can to a degree make insulation redundant as warm air can escape via cold air thermals. A bit like leaving the back and front door open despite having insulation.

To help specifiers and builders meet the new and revised sections of the Building Regulations Rooftherm are offering a free consultancy on how spray foam polyurethane can meet the revised regulations for insulation U values and air leakage control.

Spray foam polyurethane is a superior insulator and needs less depth of material than any other commercially available insulation product for any given U value. Clearly allowing sufficient space for the insulation material is going to be an issue under the revised regulations. Sprayed polyurethane also has the benefit that it prevents air leakage as it acts as a sealer since it can be sprayed into all the nooks and crannies.

More details are at:
http://www.rooftherm.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid= 48