ISOVER INSULATION SYSTEM CAN CUT HOUSEBUILDING COSTS BY 20%
 Despite
the downfall in the property market, housebuilders looking for cost
savings on current developments can salvage more than 20% using RD35
– a Robust Details-approved party wall insulation system from Isover
that has also won up to three credits under the Code for Sustainable
Homes.
Saint-Gobain Isover launched RD35 (E-WM-8) in 2005 as a response to
the requirements of the new Part E Acoustic Regulations which
required a Robust Detail–approved system to avoid pre-completion
sound testing.
Regional housebuilder Macbryde Homes, who were one of the first
developers to adopt this construction method, were able to finish
developments days ahead of schedule and were so impressed with the
savings it is now their standard method for party wall construction.
Macbryde’s design director Ian Hornby said. “Isover’s RD35 system
can be installed in all temperatures, in a fraction of the time a
parge coat takes, and without the mess and labour involved when
using wet cement. And because it’s manufactured from 80% recycled
material, it’s vastly more environmentally friendly than cement.”
Now research by Isover shows cost savings of more than 20% can be
made in materials and labour because the party wall does not have to
be plastered on both sides. Neither does the contractor have to wait
for the parge coats to dry – another time saving.
The basic wall construction of E-WM-8 also ensures one credit under
the Code for Sustainable Homes, while increasing the design cavity
to 100mm attracts three.
Gerry Mitchell, Isover’s head of innovation, said: “Housebuilders’
revenues and profits are falling and they are seeking ways to work
with their suppliers to cut costs and minimise the impact. Here we
have the cheapest masonry wall Robust Detail construction which can
save around 20% compared to other solutions.”
All other Robust Detail masonry party wall constructions force
housebuilders to revert to a wet trade internal wall lining,
generally involving sand and cement, away from the
plasterboard-on-dabs method that had been their preferred one for
years.
Isover RD35 high-performance acoustic slabs are positioned in the
party wall cavity in conjunction with plasterboard-on-dabs dry
lining, allowing housebuilders to revert to their preferred method
of construction. It is the only Robust Detail-approved alternative
to cement-based solutions. As such, it has attracted tens of
thousands of plot registrations to date.
Email:
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