Driven by a need for maximised thermal performance in its two new mixed social and private property developments, Hampshire housebuilders Foreman Homes requested Recticel Insulation’s innovative new insulation boards, Eurowall +.
The multi-million-pound developments, at Hedge End in Southampton, and Ludgershall in Andover, contained almost 300 plots as part of a major mixed social and private property scheme across southern England.
With thermal performance and energy efficiency a key aspect of the developments’ design, the housebuilders needed a full-fill insulation board that allowed for better U-values from a standard cavity wall build-up. Eurowall®+ provided the perfect solution, with more than 15.000m2 insulation boards installed across the two housing developments.
Featuring four-sided tongue-and-groove joints to ensure the boards are able to lock tightly together to minimise heat loss through thermal bridging, the innovative Eurowall® + insulation boards helped the client to achieve a 0.18 U-value, with a 90mm-thick board in a 100mm cavity. The 10mm clear cavity enabled space for conventional bricklaying techniques and faster installation time.
Gary Hunt, Senior Buyer at Foreman Homes, indicated the desire to achieve incredible sustainability and quality standards, led to the adoption of Eurowall® +. He said: “Its high insulation values made Eurowall®+ the obvious choice for the developments.
“We not only wanted to achieve NHBC standards in terms of each property’s thermal performance, our ambition was to ensure each home maintained its energy efficiency for many years to come. Eurowall® + will go a long way to helping secure that. For our on-site teams, the rigid foam board was a lot easier to handle than traditional forms of insulation.”
Built with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind, including the installation of the innovative Eurowall® + insulation boards for enhanced thermal performance, the Hedge End and Ludgershall developments feature stunning three, four and five-bedroom homes expertly designed to suit modern lifestyles. As such, they are ideal for Hampshire and Wiltshire families looking for affordable, comfortable and stylish new accommodation that’s close to schools, local amenities, and major transport links.