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Case study: Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
Eurowall + was used by Mentmore
Homes in the construction of two energy-efficient,
detached five-bedroom
homes in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire,
valued at £2.5 million each.
The high-quality, traditionally-constructed
homes feature external walls built
using brick/block cavity construction.
Cavity wall is the UK’s most common
method of wall construction for residential
dwellings. For Mentmore Homes,
a significant challenge was to retain a
standard-sized cavity while complying
with the latest Building Regulations.
To maximise the thermal performance
of the external walls without increasing
the width of the 100mm wide cavity,
Mentmore Homes specified Eurowall
+ full-fill insulation. Using this high-performance
PIR insulation board enabled
the developer to meet the thermal performance
required to achieve Building
Regulation compliance.
A total 500m2 of Eurowall + boards
were used in the wall construction
of the two houses. Nicholas Peck,
contracts manager at Mentmore
Homes was impressed with the performance
of Eurowall +: “We wanted to
make the properties as energy efficient
as possible; to make this happen the
best place to start is the insulation,” he
said. “Specifying Eurowall + meant we
didn’t have to increase the size of the
wall cavity and lose space inside the
properties“.
The panel’s interlocking feature was
another element of the product that
Peck says was beneficial: “Eurowall +,
because it slots together so easily will
remain solid and airtight,” he said. “We
required a high-performance product
for this extremely high-profile project
and Eurowall + didn’t disappoint”.
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