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Presentation to European Air Tightness Association

Presentation to European Air Tightness Association. Introduction to the UK’s Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association. Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association. Trade Association since 2002 Members are UKAS-accredited Air Tightness Testing ORGANISATIONS

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Presentation to European Air Tightness Association

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  1. Presentation to European Air Tightness Association Introduction to the UK’s Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association

  2. Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association • Trade Association since 2002 • Members are UKAS-accredited Air Tightness Testing ORGANISATIONS • Currently Affiliated to BINDT (British Institute of Non Destructive Testing) • 15 member firms (circa 100 testing staff in total) • Members acknowledged by all UK stakeholders as being competent to test any building type • ATTMA produces and maintains the air-tightness testing methodology documents that have to be complied with for UK Building Regulations air-tightness testing purposes.

  3. UK Air Tightness Tester Certification All Buildings Dwellings Only Approved Trainers: STROMA & BSRIA The BINDT L1 Air Tester Scheme

  4. Challenges • Apathy – made worse by Recession - & Ignorance • By Government, Inspectors (BCBs), Builders, Owners • Lack of Effective Tester Regulation • Many Testers are Certified Individuals. Their Company’s are NOT regulated • Test Results are not published – therefore not open to scrutiny and challenge • ATTMA is not the “Competent Person Scheme” Operator for Air Tightness Testing… BINDT is.

  5. ATTMA’s Objectives • Admit New Members – ALL UKAS Testers • Influence BINDT to improve the Domestic Tester Scheme • Attain Licence from UK Government to run a separate Competent Persons Scheme • Introduce Public Database of Test Results • Raise standards of COMPETENCE and RELIABILITY among all testers • Lobby against unregulated testers and testing companies • Promote Air Tightness Benefits • Undertake Research (to support the above)

  6. Contact Details Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association (ATTMA) Airport House, PurleyWay, Croydon, CR0 0XZ Tel: 0044 20 8253 4514 - Fax: 00 4420 8253 4510 ATTMA@admin.co.uk www.attma.org ATTMA President: Rob Coxon: 0044 7841 384022 r.coxon@stroma.com

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