Design and Construction Guidance

This review and report undertaken on behalf of SERS Energy Solutions Ltd to understand the current standard of workmanship and … Read More

Residential housing design continues to move towards the development of high performance sustainable building systems. To be sustainable, a building … Read More

There are many existing buildings with load-bearing mass masonry walls, whose energy performance could be improved with the retrofit of … Read More

Much repair and renovation work is carried out during the summer as the warm weather allows work to progress quickly. … Read More

The Building Science Corporation team held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July … Read More

There are in excess of 17 million homes in the UK of cavity wall construction — almost 70 per cent … Read More

This British Standard code of practice has been published under the direction of the Basic Data and Performance Criteria for … Read More

This guidance note is one of a series which explain ways of improving the energy efficiency of roofs, walls and … Read More

The guidance has been produced to help prevent conflicts between energy efficiency requirements in Part L of the Building Regulations … Read More

The study carried out laboratory measurements with a full-scale timber frame structure to determine penetration of inert particles with size … Read More

This article is the first of a series looking at upgrade options and issues associated with single‐leaf walls of existing … Read More