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Warmcel – The Ultimate Insulation Solution Warmcel insulation is the recognised insulation choice for architects and specifiers looking to achieve Code Level 6 under the Government’s Code for Sustainable Homes (CfSH). Already installed in over 1 million homes in the UK, Warmcel has been favoured by national housebuilders, local authorities, and housing associations for the last 25 years. Manufactured by Excel Fibre Technology, Warmcel provides an environmentally friendly, cost effective, tailor-made solution for the provision of effective insulation in housing, commercial premises and public buildings. |
Top Eco Project At Cockermouth School Is Sizzling! The Cockermouth School Eco Centre in the Lake District is a great example of how schools can be designed to exceed community expectations but also tick all of the boxes under the government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Shortlisted for the IStructE – Structural Awards 2007 this project paves the way for the development of eco-friendly schools and is evidence that reducing the carbon footprint of schools* by 60 per cent is achievable. |
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Sustainability - The Buzz Word Of Choice The race for manufacturers to publicise their sustainability plans in compliance with ‘Zero Carbon by 2016’ is hotting up. Housebuilders and manufacturers are beginning to question the 2016 deadline, arguing they need more time. But isn’t it time the industry looked at utilising products that are already assisting in delivering a zero carbon solution now, rather than wait until every product meets the target? Neil Turner, technical director of Excel Fibre Technology examines why architects and housebuilders should turn to manufacturers offering energy efficient products for an immediate solution, cutting the ‘design time’ many manufacturers are requesting as they attempt to develop a solution. |
Warmcel Is Used In Tv’s First ‘Live’ Grand Designs Home Kevin McCloud’s Grand Designs has become a national TV institution, watched by millions of viewers each week, with a further 100,000 attending Grand Designs Live at London’s ExCeL. For the first time in Grand Designs’ history the exhibition was televised at peak viewing times, capturing a viewing audience in excess of 8.1 million. |
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Warmcel – The Ultimate Insulation Solution Warmcel insulation is already installed in over 1 million homes in the UK and is the recognised choice for specifiers looking to achieve Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Manufactured by Excel Fibre Technology, Warmcel has extensive green benefits; its cellulose fibres are extracted from 100 per cent recycled newspapers, using paper that could find its way into land fill. At the end of a property’s life cycle the fibres can be reclaimed from the building and recycled. |
Roofing – A Hidden Advantage The humble roof can now play its part in extracting value and living space from homes or commercial buildings. ‘Room in the Roof’ is a concept becoming more prevalent in line with the Code for Sustainable Homes, with more homes built on smaller plots, housebuilders are looking to meet Government guidelines and still give homeowners more room with a smaller footprint. Excel Fibre Technology’s technical director, Neil Turner examines how roofing can assist construction companies in meeting new Government legislation to meet Code for Sustainable Homes and how the careful marriage of good roof design and correct insulation adds greater value and enhances the homeowner’s living experience. |
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Reach For The Stars With A Room In The Roof The humble roof can now play an important part in the make up of extracting value and living space from a home or commercial building. ‘Room in the Roof’ is a concept that will become far more prevalent in line with the Code for Sustainable Homes and with more houses being built on smaller plots, housebuilders and developers are looking for ways to meet Government guidelines and still give homeowners more room with a smaller footprint. Excel Fibre Technology’s technical director, Neil Turner examines how roofing can not only assist construction companies in meeting new Government legislation to meet Code for Sustainable Homes but how the careful marriage of good roof design and correct insulation can add greater value and often enhance the living experience for the homeowner. |
Pulp Fact Not Fiction Insulation specialists, Excel Fibre Technology, which manufactures environmentally friendly insulation for the construction industry has, with part funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, invested £4 million in upgrading its production line doubling production capacity. The company has installed the new production equipment in response to rapidly increasing demand for its Warmcel insulation products which the company produces from 100 per cent recycled newspaper. |
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Warmcel Heats Up School’s Dozens of children at a Dorset school can thank Excel Fibre Technology for keeping out the cold this winter after the company’s unique insulation product Warmcel - made from recycled newspaper – was installed in their innovative new eco-building. |
Insulation – A Big Green Step Towards Warmer Homes The National Housing Federation recently launched a campaign called ‘Green Homes Now!’ urging the Government to apply the same rigorous Code for Sustainable Homes standard that is mandatory in the public sector, to private developers. The Federation’s argument is that until private sector housing developers are forced to adopt the same zero carbon building standards, then the industry as a whole cannot benefit from economies of scale. |
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