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Author: Diane Webster

Right first time: what a PAS 2035 retrofit really involves

Magdalene Drive, Edinburgh: insulation boards fixed to the wall, seen from the scaffold

Retrofit has to be right first time. What PAS 2035 asks for, from assessment to evaluation, and how IRS has applied it to occupied homes in Edinburgh.

Bob Deane joins IRS Construction as Joint Managing Director

Brendan Collum and Bob Deane shaking hands outside the IRS Construction office in Manchester

Bob Deane, who built what became Wetherby Wall Systems over almost five decades, joins IRS Construction as Joint Managing Director alongside Brendan Collum, leading the commercial and financial side of the business.

In conversation with Brendan Collum on remediating Greenhouse, Leeds

The Greenhouse, Leeds: white residential blocks around a courtyard, with a wind turbine on the roof

Three facade systems, 172 occupied apartments and a regulatory regime that changed mid programme. Brendan Collum on what it took to reach Practical Completion at The Greenhouse in Leeds, and what Gateway 2 means for the sector now.

Building a Safer Future: What the New Super Regulator Means for the UK

Modern apartment building with balconies and ground floor shops beside a waterside walkway

Consolidating the building safety regulators into a single body is a direct outcome of the Grenfell Inquiry. What it means in practice for developers, contractors and housing providers, and why speed of assessment matters as much as scope.

Embracing the fabric first approach in whole house retrofits

Dumbryden, Edinburgh: rendered residential blocks with red feature panels beside a green space

Whole house retrofits upgrade older, fuel inefficient buildings. At the heart of them is the fabric first approach: improve the building envelope before you touch the plant. What it means, why it matters, and how to deliver one properly.

IRS Construction

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Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
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Trafford Park
Manchester M17 1EH

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Southampton
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