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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…

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…

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…

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…

fourwalls are pleased to be working in partnership with the Sustainable and Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA) in Bristol. The STBA were awarded the contract by Bristol City Council (BCC) to develop the 'design and technical guidance' to support a city-wide retrofitting initiative. The BCC 'Warm Up Bristol' scheme, commences in earnest this year - the same year that Bristol holds the European Green Capital status. It will be the biggest energy-efficiency scheme in the country, with a total estimated value of £60M. The qualifying retrofit houses will be solid wall, privately-owned properties, which can be difficult to treat. The funding…

We are pleased to launch our new website. The site has been updated to reflect the broad array of services that we offer. We continue to offer compliance testing and inspection services, such as Energy Performance Certificates, ventilation commissioning and thermography. But getting buildings to perform as intended requires a more holistic approach, which includes how occupants engage with their buildings, whether it is at home or at work. We hope that this new site will give you  good overview for what we can do, but please do get in touch - we would like to hear from you.