Rot, Mould and Bugs

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...

Keeping Risks at Bay – Improving a Test Method to Reliably Quantify the Capability of Capillary Active Interior insulation 777.31 KB

Conventional laboratory tests for the determination of liquid transport are not fully...

Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment 277.62 KB

In recent years, the growth of molds in home, school, and office environments has...

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...

Dampness in Buildings and Health -Nordic Interdisciplinary Review of the Scientific Evidence on Associations between Exposure to ‘‘Dampness’’ in Buildings and Health Effects (NORDDAMP) 122.48 KB

Several epidemiological investigations concerning in- door environments have indicated...

Who Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould 2.65 MB

Microbial pollution is a key element of indoor air pollution. It is caused by hun-...

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 in Historic Buildings - Early Cavity Walls 104.54 KB

This guidance note provides advice on the principles, risks, materials and methods...

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...