Scaling up retrofit 2050
This white paper from the IET and Nottingham Trent University highlights how the UK cannot build its way to a … 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
A Conservation Engineer’s View on the Use of Lime Mortar
Brian Morton discusses the different types of lime mortar and the do’s and don’ts of using them successfully
Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment
In recent years, the growth of molds in home, school, and office environments has been cited as the cause of … Read More
Roadmap to Zero Emissions
This submission focuses on the design of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2015 agreement, and in … Read More
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal: Long-term Consequences and Commitment
Carbon capture from ambient air has been proposed as a mitigation strategy to counteract anthropogenic climate change. We use an … Read More
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
Best Time for Damp Proofing is Summer
Much repair and renovation work is carried out during the summer as the warm weather allows work to progress quickly. … Read More