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
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
A Review of Wind-Driven Rain Research in Building Science
Wind-driven rain or driving rain is rain that is given a horizontal velocity component by the wind. Wind- driven rain … Read More
Investigating Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion in Walls with the CARWASh
Wind-driven rain provides the primary external moisture load for exterior walls. Water absorption by the cladding, runoff, and penetration through … 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
Carbon Emission Reductions from Energy Efficiency Improvements to the UK Housing Stock
In 1990, BRE published a report on energy use in buildings and carbon dioxide emissions giving an account of the … Read More
The Future of Heating: A Strategic Framework for Low Carbon Heat in the UK
1 Available at: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/tackling/carbon_plan/carbon_plan.aspx 2 European Heat Pump Association Outlook, European heat pump statistics • Heat is the single biggest … Read More
Natural Ventilation: Does it Work?
Such is the importance of ventilation, it’s only right and proper that the efficacy of innovative mechanical solutions such as … Read More
Building the Future: The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Making Homes Energy Efficient
High energy bills are causing considerable financial hardship in the UK, with millions of people living in fuel poverty. One … Read More