Where do building leak – Intro
Our homes and other buildings leak in a wide variety of places. Some are obvious (like windows that don’t close … Read More
Where do buildings Leak Part 1 – Floor Joists & Hangers
Around the ends of floor joists built into the external wall,and to a lesser extent around joist hangers.
NEW 12 Steps to Airtightness 2020
Here we outline a 12-step program for contractors and design teams to assist them in delivering airtight buildings. The UK … Read More
Air Tightness Pow Wow
Find out what is required to deliver Passivhaus at a practical level and how to comply with QA issues and … Read More
The SERS Report – External Wall Insulation, Current Practice Review and Guidance for Improvement
This review and report undertaken on behalf of SERS Energy Solutions Ltd to understand the current standard of workmanship and … Read More
Keeping Risks at Bay – Improving a Test Method to Reliably Quantify the Capability of Capillary Active Interior insulation
Conventional laboratory tests for the determination of liquid transport are not fully appropriate for interior insulation purposes, as they tend … Read More
Solid-wall U-values: heat flux measurements compared with standard assumptions
The assumed U-values of solid walls represent a significant source of uncertainty when estimating the energy performance of dwellings. The … Read More
Guide to Insulating Sheathing
Residential housing design continues to move towards the development of high performance sustainable building systems. To be sustainable, a building … Read More
Internal Wall Insulation Trials in Traditional Buildings
The Trials programme
Interior Insulation of Mass Masonry Walls: Joist Monitoring, Material Test Optimization, Salt Effects
There are many existing buildings with load-bearing mass masonry walls, whose energy performance could be improved with the retrofit of … Read More