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
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
Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies
The Building Science Corporation team held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July … Read More
Dampness in Buildings and Health -Nordic Interdisciplinary Review of the Scientific Evidence on Associations between Exposure to ‘‘Dampness’’ in Buildings and Health Effects (NORDDAMP)
Several epidemiological investigations concerning in- door environments have indicated that ‘‘dampness’’ in buildings is associated to health effects such as … Read More
Who Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould
Microbial pollution is a key element of indoor air pollution. It is caused by hun- dreds of species of bacteria … Read More
Cavity Walls — Retro-Injected Insulation — Kill or Cure?
There are in excess of 17 million homes in the UK of cavity wall construction — almost 70 per cent … Read More
BS5250 Code of Practice for Control of Condensation in Buildings
This British Standard code of practice has been published under the direction of the Basic Data and Performance Criteria for … Read More
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
This guidance note is one of a series which explain ways of improving the energy efficiency of roofs, walls and … Read More
Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings – Early Cavity Walls
This guidance note provides advice on the principles, risks, materials and methods for improving the thermal performance of buildings built … Read More
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings – Application of part L of the Building Regulations to historic and traditionally constructed buildings
The guidance has been produced to help prevent conflicts between energy efficiency requirements in Part L of the Building Regulations … Read More