Lawtech Ltd were appointed by Bouygues in August 2009 to carry out the external wall insulation to the new Dagenham Library. The scheme consisted of the design and build of a mixed-use schem,e including a library and one stop shop (1700m²) at ground floor and first floor, a retail unit (400m²) at ground floor, and 82 residential units with both affordable (29) and private (53) units on the upper floors (5 storeys in total). The scheme was designed with a high quality sustainability rating, achieving a BREEAM ‘’very good’’ for the civic facility, and Code for Sustainable Homes at Level 3 for the residential.

The systems used by Lawtech were the Alsecco system (for the render and brick slip areas), timber cladding and Skia anti-carbonation coatings. The building was leveled plum by dubbing out areas and using laser levels to ensure a good quality finish. The anti-carbonation coatings were used to the newly constructed concrete soffits in the residential area. The overall finish is a white silicone render.

Lawtech is one of the largest installers of external wall insulation systems across the UK with offices in Rochester and Glasgow. Lawtech is UKAS accredited to ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 and is an active member of both the NIA & INCA.

Lawtech is able to act as a Principal Contractor on multi million pound “green” retrofit schemes installing and managing multiple energy saving measures, and in addition as a specialist façade contractor working with other contractor partners. We are able to offer advice and assistance in respect to grants and funds schemes available under CERT, CESP and from 2013 Green Deal.