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How Optime downlight protectors help ensure a building's airtightness
By Fergal Flatley
Monday 12th May 2025
Also in category: Healthy living
When constructing new homes or undertaking major renovations, ensuring airtightness is crucial. With stricter building regulations and rising energy costs, thermal performance has become a key priority, making it more important than ever to build homes that are as airtight as possible.
Blog author
Fergal Flatley
Insulation & Ventilation Specification Advisor
Fergal is a qualified construction project manager, he has a keen interest in green building and the development of biodegradable materials for construction and so went on to complete a B.Sc. in Advanced Wood & Sustainable Building Technology at Sligo I.T. Following this, Fergal completed an honours degree in Construction Project Management before joining Ecological. Most recently, he successfully completed the Passive House Contractor exam run by the Passive House Institute in Germany, is fully trained on low energy detailing, and is a Certified City & Guilds Ventilation Validator.