S upport for Local Authorities Neil Marshall Chief Executive
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Support for Local Authorities
Neil MarshallChief Executive
• Represent manufacturers and installers – CWI, EWI, IWI, Hybrid– Loft/Roof Insulation– Draught Proofing/Air Leakage
• 170 members - GB and NI
• Full service TA– Promote the benefits of insulation – Range of membership services– Industry representation – Work in partnership with like minded organisations
• Maintain Standards – Membership criteria,– Code of Professional Practice
Who we are
NIA/SWIGA SWI Industry Framework and Guarantee
The Opportunity for SWI
• Around 7m homes with 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
Potential Obstacles
• EWI currently a specialist market
• IWI a fragmented market
• Fragmented accreditation
• Lack of a formal skills and training framework
• Lack of a formal surveillance scheme
• No robust, cohesive consumer guarantee
• Lack of consumer awareness and confidence
• Regulatory issues - Planning and Building Regs
• 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
• 14 major EWI manufacturers/system designers
• 32 EWI Installer companies
• 6 major IWI manufacturers
• 16 IWI Installer companies
NIA Membership
Stakeholder Review
Development Group
Project Team
External Wall
Internal Wall
MarketingPR
NIA/SWIGA
SWI Organisation
Quality Assurance:• Training and Skills• Best Practice Guides• Approved Installers• Surveillance Scheme • Robust Standard Solutions
Consumer Protection• Guarantee Scheme• Codes of Practice• Arbitration Service
The Framework
• Review EWI and IWI existing approvals and supply chains
• Set proposed minimum standards of accreditation
• Develop standard set of robust details
• Develop job related supplementary guidance sheets
• Devise ownership manual
Development of Technical Framework
4 Point Plan in conjunction with Construction Skills:
• National Occupational Standards
• OSAT/ Current Skilled Workers
• Retraining – e.g. Cavity Wall Installers
• New Entrants/Apprenticeships
Skills & Training
• NIA/SWIGA/BBA partnership
• Installer Assessment Scheme
• Independent Inspection Scheme
• Undertake pilots
Surveillance Scheme
• 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
• Information – www.nationalinsualtionassociation.org.uk– Literature
• Communication– NIA Local Forums– CAN Network Meetings
• Access to members – Postcode Locator
• Issue expressions of interest/tenders
• Participation in NIA/SWIGA SWI Pilots
Support Available