New Build KORE Floor & KORE Fill Case Study in Co. Cork

Meeting Building Regulations with KORE Fill & KORE Floor

For high energy efficiency and comfort, Blueprint Construction chose underfloor heating on the ground floor, paired with 160mm KORE Floor EPS70 Silver, achieving a U-value of 0.15W/m²K, meeting Ireland’s Part L Building Regulations.

For the external walls of the home, a cavity wall construction was chosen, along with 170mm KORE Fill Diamond, achieving a U-value of 0.18W/m²K.

The homes were also constructed with 400mm attic insulation, air-to-water heat pumps and Munster Joinery ‘Future Proof’ windows & doors. All homes have or will easily achieve an A-rating upon completion.

Looking at Insulation as a Whole-Home Approach

Blueprint Construction finds dealing with one system much easier than having to piece together insulation from different suppliers. KORE Fill is provided through the KORE Approved Contractor Network, offering NSAI and SEAI registered installers who are extremely knowledgeable and experienced with the KORE Fill product.

The system is installed by drilling a pattern in the exterior of the cavity from inside the home for new build construction. By using an NSAI-approved drilling pattern, the system completely fills the cavity with a combination of KORE Fill Diamond bead and KORE Fill Glue. Together, the EPS bead and the bonding agent form an insulating mass that lasts the lifetime of the building with no maintenance. The U-values that can be achieved with KORE Fill is only limited by the width of the cavity. In this project, the builder was able to meet Part L building regulations with 170mm of KORE Fill Diamond.

For floor insulation, Blueprint chose cost-optimal and high-performance EPS70 Silver, the graphite-enhanced version of KORE’s floor insulation product. 160mm easily achieved the Part L Building Regulations of 0.15W/m²k when combined with an underfloor heating system. The EPS boards are delivered to site to the exact specifications required and can be easily cut by hand with no specialised tools or safety equipment. KORE Floor lasts the lifetime of the building with no degradation of performance and is not susceptible to off-gassing.

Even better, KORE Fill is delivered to site by the specialized installer. This means Blueprint only paid for the exact amount of product required to fill the wall cavity, with any leftover contained to the delivery truck and removed from site, reducing waste and associated costs. The material remaining with the installer can then be used on a different jobsite.

Bonded Bead Installed by a KORE Approved Installer

KORE Fill Cavity Wall Insulation can only be installed by an approved contractor. For the Dromdiah Park development, Blueprint chose Solastech Insulation, a KORE, SEAI and NSAI approved installer. Since the product is handled by an expert contractor, the material and the required equipment is kept off-site, arriving only when the product is ready to be installed.

Solastech Insulation has been a parter with KORE for over 10 years. Jason McNamara, Managing Director, explained the benefits “KORE products are versatile, lightweight and non-toxic, providing high performance solutions for our business.  KORE products allow us to achieve the best U- values, meeting nZEB requirements and provide a superior product for the life of the buildings which we insulate”.

When asked about their partnership with KORE Insulation, Jason went on to say “We have built a very strong relationship with the team in KORE. The team are always at the other end of the phone to answer any technical questions which we may have.  That together with their outstanding reliability and customer service provides us with a seamless and issue free experience. KORE’s offering of delivering on time when required allows us to confidently serve our customers, knowing we will always receive delivery when required”.

A Strong Relationship with KORE

Blueprint Construction chose one supplier for both floor insulation and cavity wall insulation because of the ease of doing business with the area sales manager, Leon Creamer, and the company itself.

Stephen Quinn with Blueprint Construction says, “We have been using KORE Insulation across our all contracts and find price, service and product performance to be exceptional”. When asked about the customer service and technical support the company receives, he went on to say “everything we do goes through Leon who looks after everything extremely well.”

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