Penetrating and Rising Damp

There are many existing buildings with load-bearing mass masonry walls, whose energy performance could be improved with the retrofit of … Read More

Much repair and renovation work is carried out during the summer as the warm weather allows work to progress quickly. … Read More

Wind-driven rain or driving rain is rain that is given a horizontal velocity component by the wind. Wind- driven rain … Read More

Wind-driven rain provides the primary external moisture load for exterior walls. Water absorption by the cladding, runoff, and penetration through … Read More

The Building Science Corporation team held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies on July … Read More

Protimeter WME – wood moisture equivalent. This is the theoretical %mc value that would be attained by a piece of … Read More

Applying an interior insulation often is the only option for a thermal retrofit, especially when heritage buildings are concerned. In … Read More

There are in excess of 17 million homes in the UK of cavity wall construction — almost 70 per cent … Read More

This British Standard code of practice has been published under the direction of the Basic Data and Performance Criteria for … Read More

Rising damp is the common term for the slow upward movement of moisture in the lower parts of walls and … Read More

This guidance note is one of a series which explain ways of improving the energy efficiency of roofs, walls and … Read More