Heating, Ventilation & Insulation
Vectaire Ltd
Vectaire’s Heatrec 1003
single room heat recovery
unit is for both new-build and
refurbishment.
It provides low level and
continuous, energy saving
ventilation, combined with high
performance and efficiency. It
saves up to 75% of potential
heat loss and includes an
integral summer mode and a
frost-stat. The Heatrec 1003
is available with 400, 500
or 600mm length tube heat
recovery cells (100mm dia),
and a terminal kit incorporating
both a weather louvre and a
condensate outlet.
It is available in standard,
timer, and humidity control.
This product, together other
models in Vectaire’s range
of energy saving ventilation
units, are detailed in the latest
Social Housing Catalogue
(downloadable from
www.vectaire.co.uk/
socialhousing
Builders and developers advised
to use polyurethane foam for
superior insulation
Builders and developers advised to use The trade association for the sprayed and
polyurethane foam for superior insulation injected polyurethane foam industry is
the British Urethane Foam Contractors
Polyurethane foam can be used as a high Association. BUFCA is a central resource for
performing insulant in new build and the application of polyurethane foam systems.
refurbishment projects to meet or exceed
today’s standards.
The association consists of polyurethane
foam installers operating to high standards,
Builders and developers can also use it for together with material and equipment
remodelling purposes, for instance in barn suppliers.
conversions. When used for airtightness or
stabilisation under the roof or within the Choosing a material
cavity it outperforms most other materials. Where the primary purpose is energy
efficiency, then a closed cell material is
The polyurethane foam insulant is a two- normally preferable. Closed cell foams
component liquid system which produces a offer superior energy performance and are
highly-efficient blanket of insulation with an resistant to driving rain meaning that the
exceptional thermal conductivity figure. material stays dry with no loss of thermal
properties. Open cell polyurethane foams
Systems can be applied to various depths do not have the high insulation properties
and have K-values in the range of 0.025 associated with the closed cell materials.
to 0.028W/mK. It can be used in various
applications such as wall insulation and roof A recognised BUFCA registered installer
insulation. can be chosen at
www.bufca.co.uk
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