Scandia-Hus chooses Actis Hybrid for fourth time on latest show home
Timber frame specialist Scandia-Hus has chosen our Hybrid range to insulate a fourth show home – inspired by the impressive energy efficiency performance achieved on the three previous show properties insulated using the same system.
Groundworks on The Lodge – a 1,915 sq ft single storey home – begin in April at Scandia-Hus HQ in Sussex, with the timber frame element commencing in June.
The Scandia-Hus team again hopes to carry out a thermal imaging survey once it’s completed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the products. The company conducted a similar exercise a few years ago after building its first Actis Hybrid-insulated show home, with the results showing an impressive lack of thermal bridging and confirming that Hybrid was the right choice for the bulk of its ongoing projects.
The Lodge will have three bedrooms all with en suites, a large kitchen/ dining/ living room, snug and utility room as well as a full heat recovery system.
The flat-roofed property will use HControl Hybrid, 105 mm Hybris, and BoostR Hybrid in the walls to achieve a U-value of 0.14W/m2K and Actis HControl in the roof.
Previous show homes have been insulated with a combination of vapour control layer HControl Hybrid and 155mm honeycomb design Hybris in the pitched roof and HControl Hybrid and 105mm Hybris in the walls to achieve a U-value of 0.14 in the roof and 0.16 in the walls.
ScandiaHus is also planning to use its third show home as a space in which to display details of the thermal performance of the current three Actis-insulated show homes. Information will include the U-values achieved, EPCs and air testing results to underline the energy efficiency of the buildings to potential customers.
The other three showhomes are a 3,500 sq ft Tudor style property, a 2,755 sq ft three-bedroom contemporary property and a 2,800 sq ft chalet style house.
Our regional sales manager Liane Bayliss is attending three open days at Scandia-Hus HQ this year - on March 25, June 17 and September 2 – when she will be talking about Actis products and available to answer technical questions.
She said: “Actis Hybrid products are particularly popular with timber frame manufacturers. And Scandia-Hus is clearly smitten by the thermal properties they offer.”
Scandia-Hus MD Derek Dawson said: “Using Actis reduced installation time by up to 30%. Other benefits are minimal wastage and site cleanliness. And as if that is not benefit enough, the Hybrid range does not produce irritant and messy dust when installing.”
To discover more about the our Hybrid range visit: https://www.insulation-actis.com