Heat loss

Thermal Bypass 5.49 MB

Known as thermal bypass, air movement across, within and behind insulation increases...

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...

Solid-wall U-values: heat flux measurements compared with standard assumptions 538.68 KB

The assumed U-values of solid walls represent a significant source of uncertainty...

Guide to Insulating Sheathing 1.56 MB

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

Internal Wall Insulation Trials in Traditional Buildings 3.07 MB

The Trials programme ...

British Gas Home Energy Report 2011 - An Assessment of the Drivers of Domestic Natural Gas Consumption 5.05 MB

At the moment £1 in every £4 spent heating our homes is wasted due to poor insulation. We...

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...

Carbon Emission Reductions from Energy Efficiency Improvements to the UK Housing Stock 860.83 KB

In 1990, BRE published a report on energy use in buildings and carbon dioxide emissions...

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 —...

The Future of Heating: A Strategic Framework for Low Carbon Heat in the UK 4.23 MB

1 Available at: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/tackling/carbon_plan/carbon_plan.aspx...

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...

Natural Ventilation: Does it Work? 12.62 MB

Such is the importance of ventilation, it’s only right and proper that the efficacy...