PERFORMANCE OF GLASS TO THE TEST IN ENERGY HOUSE 2.0

“Saint-Gobain Glass is at the forefront of innovation in the UK glass and window industry. Highperformance glass has a critical role to play in delivering the fabric-first solutions that other technologies rely on for the creation of low-carbon, energy efficient homes.

“This ground-breaking laboratory will play a key role in accelerating progress towards large volume, low carbon and net zero houses that are sustainable, comfortable and will cost homeowners far less to heat and run at a time when we’re in the midst of an energy crisis.

“Saint-Gobain is leading the way by making a significant investment in this partnership with Barratt Homes to deliver this project, which also includes products from other Saint-Gobain group companies. This cutting-edge research will make a real difference to people’s lives and will result in a step-change in the way homes are built and used in the future.”

Oliver Novakovic, Technical & Innovation Director at Barratt Developments, said: “With the energy efficiency of the external façades becoming ever more important, as we move to the 2025 Future Homes Standard, windows will play a critical role in meeting the regulations and delivering comfortable environments for our customers. EHome2 allows us to really understand the relationship between the façade, windows and heating solutions, which has not been considered to this level before.”

The built environment accounts for around 40% of the UK’s carbon footprint. The Future Homes Standard will require CO2 emissions produced by new homes to be 75-80% lower than those built to current standards. Homes will also need to be ‘zero carbon ready’, with no retrofit work required to benefit from the decarbonisation of the electricity grid and the electrification of heating. Energy House 2.0 is a £16 million project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

As the 10th anniversary campaign of the National Fenestration Awards gets underway, the NFAs are pleased to announce that Made For Trade, leaders in roof lanterns and bi-folding door products, have joined the platform as BDM/Sales Representative Of The Year category sponsors.

Based in the North East of England, Made For Trade produce the award-winning range of Korniche aluminium glass lantern roofs and Korniche aluminium bi-folding doors, as well as other glazed products including Uni-Blinds®.

Having previously experienced success in the National Fenestration Awards in 2021 and 2022, Made For Trade joins the sector’s leading awards platform for its tenth anniversary campaign.

Founded in 2013, the NFAs set out to establish a more inclusive and fairer way to find and reward the fenestration sector’s best people and companies. It has grown consistently since 2013 to become one of the most prestigious and sought-after accolades in the sector.

Ian Bousefield, Marketing Manager at Made For Trade, commented: “it’s great to be supporting the National Fenestration Awards in their tenth anniversary campaign. Having been successful in the previous two years, it is fantastic to be a category sponsor for 2023 and to be part of such an inclusive platform.”

The NFAs said: “Made For Trade are a great business and having been winners in the previous two campaigns, it’s great to have them on board as category sponsors for 2023. We’re looking forward to working with them in this special year and building a productive partnership!”

Nominations for the 2023 NFA campaign are underway. To take part in the first phase of these awards please visit: www.fenestrationawards.co.uk/nominations/

The closing date for nominations is March 31st, with finalists being announced on April 10th. A few days later voting will open for the industry to ultimately choose this year’s winners!

You can find out more about Made For Trade’s award-winning product range by visiting: www.madefortrade.co/

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