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
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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
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Established in 2009
Not for profit
Builds on CIGA model for CWI
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
The European Market:
External Wall Insulation
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 Challenge
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Provide cross stakeholder confidence
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Rapid expansion of EWI/IWI industry capacity
whilst maintaining quality and standards
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Ensure robust technical solutions and quality
installations to deliver in situ savings
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Provide consumer reassurance and protection
NIA/SWIGA Approach
• 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
Membership
• 20 + major EWI and IWI manufacturers/system
designers
• 50+ EWI and IWI installers
SWI Organisation
External
Wall
Internal
Wall
Marketing
PR
Project Team
NIA/SWIGA
Stakeholder
Review
Development
Group
The Framework
Quality Assurance:
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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
Training & Carding
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
Pilots
• 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
Benefits of Framework
• 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
Support Available
• Information
– www.nationalinsualtionassociation.org.uk
– Literature
• Access to members
– Postcode Locator
• Issue expressions of interest/tenders
• Participation in NIA/SWIGA SWI Pilots