Our retrofit featured in CIBSE Retrofit Revisit Report

Our retrofit featured in CIBSE Retrofit Revisit Report

We're pleased to share Four Walls Consultants' involvement in the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Retrofit Revisit Report. This study revisits ten homes across the UK, including "Blaise Castle," the home of Four Walls director Ian Mawditt, to assess the long-term effectiveness of energy retrofit measures. The report highlights crucial findings that offer insights into improving energy performance and sustainability in residential properties. Key Findings of the Study The CIBSE study re-examined various retrofit strategies implemented over recent years to gauge their impact on energy efficiency, indoor comfort, and carbon reduction. It provided an insight into how these…
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Building for 2050 at Futurebuild 2022

Building for 2050 at Futurebuild 2022

The Building for 2050 team will be presenting their findings and launching the final film from the Building for 2050 project. The seminar will discuss how to accelerate large-scale construction and uptake of low carbon housing. 01 - 03 March 2022 - Futurebuild 2022 ExCeL, LondonTuesday 26 October 2021 - Project webinar - RegisterMore events to be announced  ​Futurebuild 2022 Stage 1, ExCeL London, South HallWednesday 2 March, 12.15-13.00Building for 2050: Accelerating the delivery of low carbon homes  Chair: Alison Crompton, Regional Director, Sustainability, Buildings + Places, AECOM Introduction: Roger Littlewood, Project Manager, SICE Team, BEIS Introduction to project and summary of the drivers and barriers for low…
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Approved Documents for Parts L, F and O 2021 now out

Approved Documents for Parts L, F and O 2021 now out

Four Walls Consultants have been working with AECOM over the last three years helping to provide strategic and technical support to DLUHC in its development of the changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations and the introduction of Part O (overheating). The changes will significantly improve the energy efficiency of the buildings and are an important step on the pathway towards the government's Future Homes and Buildings Standards. Ian Mawditt at Fourwalls is the technical lead for the changes in Part F, and for the building fabric and airtightness aspects…
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Working with Oxford City Housing Ltd

Working with Oxford City Housing Ltd

Cambridge Energy is working with Oxford City Council's wholly-owned housing company, Oxford City Housing Ltd as Energy Quality Auditors to help them meet their minimum target of 70% improvement over current carbon emission reduction targets (Part L 2013). Four Walls are associates of Cambridge Energy, and Ian has been working alongside Dr Jason Palmer to help deliver this work. The Energy Quality Auditor role includes oversight of the design process at pre-planning all the way through construction. This means rigorous reviews of the design proposals, including energy models; construction stage site inspections and post-construction testing. Most developments are currently at…
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Fourwalls appointed on Building for 2050 research project

Fourwalls appointed on Building for 2050 research project

Fourwalls has been appointed as part of the team led by AECOM to support the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to help deliver ground-breaking research relating to low cost, low carbon new build housing: Building for 2050. Fourwalls will provide the Building Performance Evaluation element of this project, launched by the government this month. Led by Ian Mawditt, Fourwalls role will be to lead the post-construction performance testing and 12-month energy and comfort performance of the study properties. Fourwalls will be working with AECOM and other consultants Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects and Delta Energy & Environment to…
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UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings re-launches

UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings re-launches

On 20 October, the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB) hosted a successful re-launch event. Over a hundred experts joined the conference to hear about the UKCMB’s latest research outputs, videos and tools. UKCMB discussed plans for the new training programme and other upcoming activities. Ian Mawditt from fourwalls co-chairs the technical working group for ventilation, airtightness and moisture in buildings alongside Prof. Tim Sharpe from MEARU at GSA. Our TWG will be coordinating activities and scoping studies in this area soon. For further information about the re-launch and to see the presentations from the day, go to the…
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STBA-SPAB Conference 13th June, London

STBA-SPAB Conference 13th June, London

Register now for the STBA-SPAB Conference on 13 June 2017, which will be focusing on the sustainability of traditional buildings. This year the conference will explore a much broader agenda, based around three themes: Context relates to the existing regulatory and policy framework for the built environment, but also to our understanding of sustainability - as most current definitions fail to include health or heritage and thus lead to false oppositions and unintended consequences. Continuity highlights the importance of maintenance in achieving dry, healthy and functioning (i.e. sustainable) buildings, the recording and valuing of heritage on “low status” buildings, and reducing the…
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Register for the HEMAC sandpit event, Glasgow

Register for the HEMAC sandpit event, Glasgow

The HEMAC (Health Effects of Modern Airtight Construction) network are holding a sandpit event on 25th April 2017 at The Glasgow School of Art. The aim of the event is to determine key research needs and identify opportunities for funding applications for cross-disciplinary projects, building on the outcomes of the previous activities. It is hoped that the sandpit event will assist with the development of novel research projects (with strong leadership from architectural design) by allowing participants to brainstorm and refine ideas for collaborations under the theme of ‘healthy buildings’. If you are interested in attending the event, please visit the HEMAC web-page for registration and…
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UKIEG Conference 26th April, Glasgow

UKIEG Conference 26th April, Glasgow

This conference, hosted and supported by the HEMAC network and the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit at the Glasgow School of Art, brings together research and case studies to help shed light on this important topic. The conference will include invited speakers, presentations and discussion, a poster session and networking opportunities. Ian Mawditt will be presenting findings from the MVHR meta-study, which was published in 2016. The focus of this presentation will be in relation to design-stage decisions that have a bearing on the performance of MVHR ventilation. For further conference details, visit the UKIEG web page.
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PCA Conference 4th May, Coventry

PCA Conference 4th May, Coventry

This year's conference will explore areas where there are significant current and upcoming challenges and opportunities for the industry. Ian Mawditt from fourwalls will be presenting on ventilation and IAQ - how to evaluate and deal with the problems. See PCA website for booking details. Session 1 – Current and future challenges faced by industry Themes: Retrofit / Challenges faced by residential surveyors / Property Level Protection (PLP) and its adoption Session 2 – Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality Themes: The problems we are facing / How to evaluate and deal with the problems / PCA & Knowledge Transfer Partnership Session 3 –…
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