Clearview National March 2020 - Issue 220 | Page 8

INDUSTRYNEWS REASSURINGLY COMPLIANT, SO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT IT Icotherm has opted to partner with a new Approved Inspector’s firm, announces Anne-Marie Busch, Marketing Manager. This is not a decision that was made lightly she emphasises, but taken with customers in mind. » “WE NEED TO WORK WITH AN organisation that is prepared to go the extra step to ensure our roofs are appropriately checked when installed, and Ball & Berry Ltd can provide just that,” explains Anne-Marie. The aim of certifying a roof system for building control compliancy is a twofold solution: • The systems house wants to ensure their roof is up to the task, whilst providing you, the installer, with a solution that will make your work easier when getting your installation building control approved. ‘a twofold solution’ • The other important role of the compliancy certification and having a roof registered is to give the homeowner the reassurance that their roof is a genuine product. Ball & Berry Ltd will do this for us; as part of the application process they will check the original Icotherm paperwork and register the roof reference, allowing us to double check it is indeed a roof we have manufactured. “This protects our customers against competitors claiming to use a high specification roof like Icotherm’s when in fact they are not. It also protects Icotherm’s product and brand by ensuring only genuine products are sold under our name.” For further information and to obtain the Ball & Berry Ltd certificates and/or application form, please contact Anne- Marie at [email protected] www.ballandberry.co.uk GGF Members Meet on Future Homes Consultation » ON 7TH JANUARY, OVER 35 GLASS and Glazing Federation (GGF) Member companies met with the GGF Technical team to discuss the impact of the Government Future Homes Consultation proposals and to finalise the GGF’s response to the Consultation. The meeting was chaired by David Borland, Technical Officer who led the forum covering the following key points: 1. Approved Document L (on energy efficiency) was addressed and to achieve the Government’s Zero Carbon targets for new homes by 2050 the following options were discussed. • Option 1 – immediate introduction of triple glazing as compulsory for new build • Option 2 – move towards improved U value through improved products by 2025 The Group unanimously preferred Option 2 based on the following grounds. Firstly 8 » M AR 2020 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M that Option 1 - compulsory triple glazing with immediate effect would be too difficult to achieve as the industry is not ready (in terms of manufacture, supply and installation) for this significant shift, though long term it should remain a goal. Option 2 – improving a properties U-Value would be the easier and more gradual process which would allow the industry to use improved and upgraded products/ components to achieve the Government targets as proposed in the Consultation. The GGF will reflect the above in its response. 2. Approved Document F (ventilation) was next on the agenda. The practicalities of achieving the background ventilation requirements as per the proposal through the use of trickle vents was discussed. It was deemed that this would be difficult in the current systems and trickles vents available. The Group asked that the GGF explore this area further in its response to the consultation to gain greater clarification on the ventilation requirements as proposed in the Consultation. The general consensus at the meeting was the GGF supported the Government’s agenda, plans and commitment to Zero Carbon by 2050 but will strongly recommend to Government that the Glass and Glazing industry will need at least 5 years to get set up to achieve the 2050 targets. It was unanimously agreed that the industry at present, is not in position to achieve the targets proposed. www.ggf.org.uk