Gearing up for the Green Deal Solid Wall Insulation Neil Marshall Chief Executive

1. Gearing up for the Green Deal Solid Wall InsulationNeil MarshallChief Executive

2. Who we are • Represent manufacturers and installers • CWI, EWI, IWI, HWI, LI, RI, DP • 170 + members GB/NI • Full service TA • Promote the benefits of insulation • Range of membership services • Industry representation • Work in partnership with like minded organisations • Maintain Industry Standards • Membership criteria, • Code of Professional Practice Solid Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency • Established in 2009 • Not for profit • Builds on CIGA model for CWI

3. NIA/SWIGA SWI Industry Framework and Guarantee

4. The Opportunity for SWI • Around 7m homes with solid walls • 25% fuel poor • 40% of fuel poor households have solid walls • 2.3m by 2022 to hit Climate Change Targets • C. 10 fold increase in industry capacity • Key area of focus in the Green Deal and ECO • Social housing will have key role in early stages

5. The European Market: External Wall Insulation

6. The Challenge • Provide cross stakeholder confidence • Rapid expansion of EWI/IWI industry capacity whilst maintaining quality and standards • Ensure robust technical solutions and quality installations to deliver in situ savings • Provide consumer reassurance and protection

7. NIA/SWIGA Approach • Create a new uniform industry platform/guarantee • EWI, IWI, Hybrid Systems • Utilise new and existing members expertise • Dedicated Project Team to fast track the development • Collaborative/partnership working

8. Membership • 20 + major EWI and IWI manufacturers/system designers • 50+ EWI and IWI installers

9. SWI Organisation Stakeholder Review DevelopmentGroup External Wall Internal Wall Marketing PR Project Team NIA/SWIGA

10. The Framework Quality Assurance: • Certified systems • Approved/registered installers • Standard survey form • Robust standard solutions checklist • Best Practice Guides • Independent surveillance scheme • NIA/SWIGA/BBA Partnership Consumer Protection • Guarantee Scheme • Defects in materials and workmanship • 25 years • Benefits transferable • Arbitration Service

11. Training & Carding • Training • 3 stage process in conjunction with Construction Skills: • OSAT - existing workforce • Retraining for other trades – e.g. Cavity Wall Installers • Full framework apprenticeships for new entrants • SWIGA Carding • All surveyors/operatives assessed for competence and system used • NOS and system requirements • Cards can be withdrawn

12. Pilots • Validate key elements of the framework • Targeting 1,000 properties – representative mix • Based on existing CERT/CESP/LA funded schemes • Wider opportunities • Case studies • Impact on local community • Timeline • Commence Summer 2011 • Evaluation and incorporation of learnings from first Phase Winter 2011 • Completion Autumn 2012

13. Benefits of Framework • Quality assurance – aims not just to sort out problems but prevent them in first place • Consistent in situ performance to support Golden Rule • Simple, one Guarantee covering defects in materials and workmanship – not restricted to installer insolvency Stakeholder/Consumer Confidence

14. Support Available • Information • www.nationalinsualtionassociation.org.uk • Literature • Access to members • Postcode Locator • Issue expressions of interest/tenders • Participation in NIA/SWIGA SWI Pilots