Edward Woods Estate, W11

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Contract type Residential Refurbishment

Client Hammersmith and Fulham Council

Value £1,200,000

Duration Jun 2011— Dec 2012

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EDWARD WOODS ESTATE

Specialist Facades

Lawtech Group’s specialist facades division delivers a range of cladding works in-house utilising Lawtech’s Design & Quality team. Our extensive experience extends across a range of systems such as rainscreen, terracotta, fibre cement and external wall insulation, with structural or concrete repairs as necessary.

The three towers of Edward Woods Estate are instantly visible upon exiting Shepherd’s Bush underground station. As early adopters of the government’s CESP funding initiative, Hammersmith and Fulham Council embarked upon an energy efficiency refurbishment of the site in partnership with British Gas, Beyer and Lawtech.

The client engaged ECD Architects to design thermal and aesthetic improvements for the blocks.

Lawtech installed 4,500 m2 of Rockwool External Wall Insulation, finished with white renders on the gable ends and a range of cladding panels to the window-bearing facades. The application provided residents with both thermal benefits and a welcome acoustic buffer from the street sounds of this busy urban location.

The project also entailed the installation of solar panels at each tower, extending the full length of a gable end. An additional floor was added to each block to create penthouse apartments which the Council planned to sell to help fund the project.

The energy efficiency improvements achieved a U-Value of 0.29W/(m2K), reduced residents’ fuel bills and rejuvenated the estate.

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