Glidevale Protect supplies thermally efficient solutions to The Innovation Hub and Morro Partnerships for sustainable timber frame housing projects.
Specialist building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has partnered with The Innovation Hub to support Morro Partnerships in delivering sustainable, thermally efficient timber frame housing. The collaboration focuses on integrating high-performance building membranes and ventilation solutions directly into offsite timber frame fabrication processes.
Dave Thacker, Head of Innovation at The Innovation Hub, highlighted that product performance represents only part of the supply chain requirement. Long-term reliability, technical support, and consistent component supply are equally crucial when scaling modern methods of construction (MMC). As housebuilders face stricter energy efficiency standards, close alignment between material suppliers and frame manufacturers ensures compliant, airtight structures.
What does this mean for a UK tradesperson or DIYer actually buying this kit — does it change what they should pay, buy, or watch out for?
For joiners, timber frame erectors, and general builders sourcing materials through trade merchants or buying specialist membranes from suppliers like Travis Perkins, this partnership underscores the growing emphasis on integrated, fully tested building envelope systems. Tradespeople installing frame membranes, standard breather foils, or roof underlays should ensure that site-applied products match the exact specifications required by modern offsite manufacturers. Buying compliant, system-matched membranes prevents costly air-leakage test failures under current Building Regulations Part L standards.
Reported by Housebuilder & Developer — original article
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