The Iso Chemie thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system has been specified by modular house builder CoreHaus for installation in its new designs.
The development sees Winframer units along with Win2wall multi-level sealing tape supplied as part of the company’s five-year plan to produce around 1,000 units a year built using modern methods of construction (MMC) to deliver long term energy cost savings.
Passivhaus certified and fire rated to up to 30 minutes, Winframer is a prefabricated installation frame, manufactured to accommodate cavities up to 250mm that allows windows to be supported independently from the face of the wall regardless of any external cladding being in place.
Modular housing sector is growing in the UK; industry sources estimate that about 15,000 of the 200,000 homes constructed annually are modular.
CoreHaus MD Dan Selby said: “As a house designer, we are always looking at smarter ways to deliver low carbon structures, which includes using sustainable technologies. Iso Chemie’s fit and forget products offer innovative solutions for effective window and door sealing, delivering measurable airtight, acoustic and thermal sealing benefits in the process.”
Nick Thompson, ISO Chemie’s technical consultant, said: “Using Winframer as a platform for the windows to be moved forward, allows a cavity wall to be created outside the existing one. This can then be filled with insulation to massively improve thermal efficiency. As it’s also very thermally efficient and airtight, Winframer is proving to be an easy and cost-effective way to improve the quality of the modular properties.”
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