38 | ECD ARCHITECTS: A NEW MODEL FOR TACKLING ESTATE REFURBISHMENT AND FUEL POVERTY Wilde Carter Clack was delighted to work with ECD Architects on the Wilmcote House project to create an award winning 21st century EnerPHit building from a 1960’s concrete structure which provided thermally inefficient conditions for the residents. The work was carried out with the building occupied and construction techniques were designed which minimised disruption to residents. Evaluation of the concrete structure indicated that with suitable preservation the future life could be extended for another 40 years without significant deterioration. The modifications to the structure and the new cladding system frameworks were designed to minimise intrusion upon the structure but enhance its future performance. Wilmcote House is one of many similar projects carried out by Wilde Carter Clack with ECD and for other Local Authority and Housing Association clients to improve their building stock and the condition and future life of the buildings in which their residents live. WILDE CARTER CLACK