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