Dwellings constructed in compliance with the revised Building Regulations Part L1A that came into force in April should be at least 20 percent more energy efficient than those being built under the previous 2002-vintage regulations...

Offering immediate compliance with 2002 and a significant contribution to complying with 2006 Building Regulations (Approved Document L), the Springvale Beamshield floor system provides a cost-effective alternative to standard beam and block domestic ground floors....

Now available from Springvale EPS Ltd is an improved version of its well-established Floorshield insulation board that enables designers and contractors to meet new thermal targets brought by recent amendments to Approved Document L of the Building Regulations. With changes in Part L due to be implemented in April this year, now is definitely the time to be reviewing your ground floor insulation....

Platinum EcoBead cavity wall insulation, from EcoBead Ltd, part of the Springvale Group, offers a 15 to 20% improvement in thermal performance over most other current injected systems....