{"id":44471,"date":"2025-10-28T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44471"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:09:21","slug":"ihbc-hesprs-news-from-the-sector-bd-on-the-litany-of-failures-in-external-insulation-captured-by-national-audit-office-nao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44471","title":{"rendered":"IHBC HESPR\u2019s \u2018News from the Sector\u2019: BD on the \u2018litany of failures\u2019 in external insulation captured by National Audit Office (NAO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hespr_banner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hespr_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34906\" style=\"width:461px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHBC\u2019s heritage business register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a> \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\">News and Tender Alerts<\/a>\u2019, and this week features <em>Building Design<\/em> (<em>BD) <\/em>on the \u2018litany of failures\u2019 in external insulation uncovered by the National Audit Office.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">SEE MORE ON HESPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/#join\">JOIN HESPR, FROM \u00a3145PA (TO 2 EMPLOYEES)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download sample weekly alert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Building Design<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;National Audit Office survey uncovers litany of failures on two energy efficiency schemes including widespread suspected fraud.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost all homes fitted with external insulation under two government retrofit schemes need remediation work to correct \u2018major issues\u2019 including damp and mould, a report has found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdonline.co.uk\/news\/almost-all-homes-fitted-with-external-insulation-under-conservative-governments-retrofit-schemes-need-repair-work-report-finds\/5138722.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44380\">National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44419\">IHBC\u2019s \u2018Practice\u2019 Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings \u2013 a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC\u2019s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14\/11<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Conservation_wiki\">IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a>, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. 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