Design and Construction Guidance

Straw construction in the UK 4.52 MB

Purpose of the document : This document is intended to be a Guide to good practice...

The SERS Report - External Wall Insulation, Current Practice Review and Guidance for Improvement 557.10 KB

This review and report undertaken on behalf of SERS Energy Solutions Ltd to understand...

Guide to Insulating Sheathing 1.56 MB

Residential housing design continues to move towards the development of high performance...

Interior Insulation of Mass Masonry Walls: Joist Monitoring, Material Test Optimization, Salt Effects 6.87 MB

There are many existing buildings with load-bearing mass masonry walls, whose energy...

Best Time for Damp Proofing is Summer 394.62 KB

Much repair and renovation work is carried out during the summer as the warm weather...

Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies 2.43 MB

The Building Science Corporation team held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation...

Cavity Walls — Retro-Injected Insulation — Kill or Cure? 2.46 MB

There are in excess of 17 million homes in the UK of cavity wall construction —...

BS5250 Code of Practice for Control of Condensation in Buildings 0.00 KB

This British Standard code of practice has been published under the direction of...

Conservation Guidelines - Rising Damp and Timber Decay 223.86 KB

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Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings 661.41 KB

This guidance note is one of a series which explain ways of improving the energy...

Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings - Application of part L of the Building Regulations to historic and traditionally constructed buildings 317.56 KB

The guidance has been produced to help prevent conflicts between energy efficiency...

Fungal Spore Transport Through a Building Structure 170.18 KB

The study carried out laboratory measurements with a full-scale timber frame structure...