Ensuring quality control and safety in insulation installation: Research report

Insulation Australasia, the Insulation Council of Australia and New Zealand (ICANZ), the Government of New South Wales and the Government of Victoria commissioned the Energy Efficiency Council and the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) to engage with experts around Australia to identify options to ensure that insulation is installed in Australia in a manner that is safe and delivers quality outcomes.

This report sets out the findings and recommendations of the Project Team into ways to ensure that insulation is installed following appropriate quality-control and safety processes. These recommendations take into account considerable input from experts in a broad range of fields, including policy makers, insulation manufacturers, insulation installers, the construction industry and experts in building design and sustainability. However, the recommendations in the report are the view of the project team at Energy Efficiency Council and ASBEC, and do not necessarily represent the views of any expert with which we consulted.

On 10 February 2022 the Energy Efficiency Council and ASBEC held a public launch webinar with an overview of the report’s recommendations.

The Research Report was used to inform the development of a short ‘Industry-led Insulation Roadmap’ that aims to facilitate actions from industry, government and the community that will ensure that insulation is installed following appropriate quality-control and safety processes.