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The process uses laser technology to aid installation of internal wall insulation
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The technique was first unveiled as part of a Technology Strategy Board Retrofit for the Future project on Bertram Street in Camden. It uses a laser station to measure the dimensions of a room and allows off-site insulation board cutting and installation with residents remaining in their homes throughout the retrofit. Alistair Sivill, eco refurbishment manager at United House, said: “The first full-scale pilot of the process was at Bertram Street and we are aiming to achieve a large-scale solution for volume eco-retrofitting of older social housing stock on a wide scale.”
John Doggart, chairman of the Sustainable Energy Academy, said: “With low mess, less noise and disruption, as well as being able to insulate a room in under two hours with residents in place, WHISCERS is an ideal way of transforming solid wall houses that are hard-to-treat into homes that are easy-to-heat.”
WHISCERS stands for Whole House In-Situ Carbon and Energy Reduction Solution.
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