EcoDuct Market Update – 5th May 2024
Building Regulations Part L Compliance – EcoDuct Provides Enhanced Alignment
Summary:
1. Part L is now a legal requirement covering the conservation of fuel and power in the construction and extension of buildings in England.
2. The regulations have been introduced to help create greater energy efficiency and savings on energy costs, as well as better environmental sustainability and stronger compliance.
3. Reducing carbon and ensuring energy efficiency over the entire lifespan of a building features significantly as part of the new building regulations in the UK. This can be achieved in several ways, such as maximising airtightness, optimising insulation and eliminating thermal bridging.
4. EcoDuct, fabricated from KoolDuct phenolic insulation panels, provides enhanced alignment to the regulations, including:
a. Compliance with Table 4.6 and BS 5422:2023, as applicable – insulation thickness.
b. Optimisation of energy efficiency and savings through, inter alia, minimal leakages at all classes and virtually eliminating thermal bridging.
c. Unrivalled environmental sustainability, including up to 75% reduction in embodied carbon (GWP).
d. Full compliance with all relevant regulations, standards and guidance, in both the UK and the EU.
EcoDuct Market Update – 29th February 2024
EcoDuct Transformative Ductwork Technology - Unlocking the Potential for Sustainable Materials in Building and Mechanical Services. We CAN make a difference on the road to NET ZERO.
One of the challenges for our industry, in the process of identifying suitable sustainable materials, is that there is so little focus on building services/mechanical materials, which can comprise up to 40% of the building material components. This is surely a lost opportunity. There are several reasons for this, the three main ones being that core building materials such as concrete and steel are such an obvious target, the lack of awareness about the existence and availability of none-core MEP materials that have strong environmental credentials and can be re-used and, finally, the lack of relevant MEP material data that can drive the process.
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EcoDuct Market Update – 15th January 2024
Building Standards Review Underscores Effective Ventilation Needs
Proposals for a Future Homes and Non-Domestic Buildings Standard in England will look to prioritise and enforce the effective design and operation of ventilation systems.
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EcoDuct Market Update - 29 November 2023
Our business development director Paul Groves recently attended the H&V News awards. We are honoured to be the only HVAC ductwork system to be nominated.
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EcoDuct Market Update – 15th November 2023
Important Update on Insulation Fire & Smoke Performance Standards and Acceptable Materials in Ireland.
Ventac and EcoDuct: Working together to meet new technical and safety standards.
Ventac and EcoDuct recently announced a groundbreaking new partnership to distribute EcoDuct’s transformative ductwork technology in Ireland
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EcoDuct Market Update - 10 November 2023
EcoDuct Transformative Ductwork Technologies – a significant step on the road to NET ZERO
All new developments, including new build, refurbishments, commercial, industrial or residential – and all stakeholders in the development process, including developers, estate managers and advisors, contractors, designers and building services engineers, need to seriously consider CO2 reduction strategies as part of the drive to Net Zero.
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EcoDuct Market Update - 10 October 2023
The quality and performance of our ductwork has been validated by a number of exciting recent developments. This includes the only HVAC ductwork to be selected as a finalist in the H&V News Awards 2023
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EcoDuct Market Update - 29 September 2023
Environmentally Reshaping the Irish Construction Market: Ventac Ireland Selected as Exclusive Irish Delivery Partner for EcoDuct's Sustainable and Versatile Ductwork Solutions
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EcoDuct Market Update - 22 September 2023
About EcoDuct – the Future of Ductwork
EcoDuct Transformative Technology raises the bar for future HVAC ductwork design and specification, and sets the standard for future-proof buildings on the road to net zero.
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EcoDuct Market Update - 20 September 2023
The quality and performance of our ductwork has been validated by a number of exciting recent developments. This includes the only HVAC ductwork to be selected by Cundall for inclusion in their Sustainnovation Exhibition
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EcoDuct Market Update - 24 August 2023
The serious new implications of Net Zero for commercial planning applications - How EcoDuct can help
The well-publicised setback for the Marks & Spencer flagship development in Marble Arch is a case in point as after a major investment in design, planning permission has been refused
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EcoDuct Market Update - 29 June 2023
EcoDuct Transformative Ductwork Technologies – one of the ‘Unsung Heroes of Energy Saving’
Paul Groves, Business Development Director of EcoDuct Ltd, was selected to participate in a panel dicscussion as one of the ‘Unsung Heroes of Energy Saving’ at the Installer show 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham.
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EcoDuct Market Update - 21 June 2023
We are very proud to announce that EcoDuct R&D and new product development is now co-funded by Innovate UK and the Transformative Technologies Fund.
Advanced manufacturing technology, lightweight materials and single fit installation mean that EcoDuct is being recognised as a true transformative technology which can make a significant difference to the performance of all types of HVAC systems
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EcoDuct Market Update - 20 June 2023
Ecoduct Joins Wates Innovation Portal To Boost Transition To Net Zero
EcoDuct Transformative Ductwork Technologieshas been selected by Wates to be an innovation partner featured in its online marketplace for sustainable technologies
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EcoDuct Market Update - 13 June 2023
Important update on insulation standards and fire/smoke performance classifications
The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of BS 5422:2023 which updates the standards for thermal insulating materials for ductwork, including pre-insulated non-metallic ducts such as EcoDuct.
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EcoDuct Market Update - 10 June 2023
EcoDuct Transformative Ductwork Technology receives the Highly Commended honour in the 2023 Lloyds & Wates Sustainable Innovations Competition
EcoDuct Transformative Ductwork Technology is proud to receive the Highly Commended honour in the 2023 Sustainable Innovations Competition, a unique partnership between Lloyds Banking Group and Wates Group to pioneer emerging green tech innovators and low carbon SMEs across the UK.