Insulate Magazine Issue 15

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Insulate Columnist
NIA Supports New
Government Quality Drive
Insulate Magazine columnist Neil Marshall, Chief Executive of the National Insulation Association
As part of the Governments
Each Home Counts
recommendations, British
Standards Institution (BSI) has
been appointed by the
Department of Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to
review and revise the existing
PAS2030:2017 (specification
for the installation of energy
efficiency measures in existing
buildings) and develop a new
PAS2035 specification for
energy efficient retrofit of
domestic buildings which will
clearly set out the standards for
the installation of each energy
efficiency measures. BSI
hosted a stakeholder
engagement workshop on
10th January 2018 to brief key
organisations on the work
involved and seeking their
support – I attended the event
on behalf of the National
Insulation Association (NIA).
This work is extremely important
as it will clearly set out the
specifications and standards that
will apply to the installation of
insulation measures. The existing
PAS2030 is a little complicated and
there are some aspects that are
open to interpretation however, this
project provides the opportunity to
simplify matters and remove any
ambiguity ensuring that all installers
will install to a common, uniform
standard.
The NIA will be represented on the
PAS2030 and PAS2035 Steering
Groups and the Measures Experts
Groups and the intention is for
these new specifications to be
introduced in October 2018 alongside
the new Energy Company
Obligation (ECO) and Each Home
Counts Quality Mark.
At the NIA we are very supportive of
Each Home Counts as it provides a
vehicle to ensure quality
installations are delivered on a
consistent basis and instil confidence
in policy makers, specifiers
and householders. In addition to
contributing to the development of
the new specifications, we will be
ensuring that our members are kept
up to date and provide advice and
guidance to help them comply with
the new standards.
Furthermore we are also working
with the British Electrical Allied
Manufacturers Association
(BEAMA) in developing new industry
guidance which will clearly set out
minimum ventilation requirements
when installing insulation. We are
also advising the Scottish
Government on the new quality
framework they are currently
developing for Government funded
schemes.
For more information about all
the work above and
membership of the NIA
please email
neil.marshall@nia-uk.org
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