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PVC-U is step change in refurbishment
Affordable changes for existing housing stock
The Building Research Establishment’s (BRE) innovative Rethinking Housing Refurbishment initiative is said to have been boosted by the addition of Eurocell windows and doors.
The programme aims to bring about a step change in the housing agenda by
highlighting the contribution that affordable refurbishment of the UK’s 25m existing housing stock has to play in reducing UK carbon emissions and encouraging the construction industry to raise standards of practice.
PVC-U windows, along with composite entrance doors from Eurocell were specified because they were best able to meet the requirements for high levels of thermal efficiency, sustainability and value for money whilst simultaneously offering low
maintenance and attractive aesthetics.
Eurocell windows are featured on the initiative’s three exemplar projects in Watford,
St. Ives and St. Neots.
The Eurocell vertical sliding sash PVC-U profile system, along with The Dales Collection of composite entrance doors, were specified for the refurbishment of the disused Victorian stable block at the centre of the BRE Watford site.
The stable block is upgraded as an exemplar housing project with an education
facility to showcase the latest refurbishment technologies and techniques, including a training centre for top-up courses and knowledge promotion in construction skills and crafts.
The vertical sliding sash windows used on the stable block were supplied and installed by Eurocell fabricator Roseview Windows, based in Olney, Buckinghamshire, and were
chosen to retain the character of the original building whilst offering contemporary performance.
Casement windows fabricated using the Eurocell Eurologik system with PVC-U Thermal Inserts, made from 100% recycled PVC-U, were specified for two additional exemplar projects in St Neots and St Ives. The windows were fabricated and installed by
Nationwide Windows, a Eurocell fabricator based in Rugby.
The St Ives exemplar in Huntingdonshire involved refurbishment of a 1960s two bedroom detached property in collaboration with Huntingdonshire District Council and other partners. The aim was to create a ‘green’ showhome that will encourage local residents to be more energy efficient. The Eurologik frames supplied were fitted with triple glazed units using the latest Saint Gobain Planitherm Total Plus, supplied by Solaglas, to achieve the BRE specified U-value of 0.9Wm²K.
The third exemplar project, Manor Farm Road in St Neots, is a semi-detached three bedroom house, built in the early 1970s. The refurbishment was designed to show how a house from this era can have its emissions reduced through a more limited number of affordable improvements. Here Eurologik frames were fitted with double glazed unit using Saint Gobain Planitherm 4S, again from Solaglas, to comfortably achieve the BRE specified U-value of 1.2Wm2K.
More information: www.rethinkinghousingrefurbishment.co.uk
One Response to “PVC-U is step change in refurbishment”
ecoadmin says:
Completion of the refurbishment of the Victorian stable block at BRE really is a big step forward. With such high-level refurbishment we can be substantially reassured that some of the best results have been achieved!