Wall assemblies

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...

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 ...

A Review of Wind-Driven Rain Research in Building Science 3.03 MB

Wind-driven rain or driving rain is rain that is given a horizontal velocity component...

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...

Typical Life Expectancy of Building Components 55.62 KB

The attached PDF is no longer available from the website but updated information...

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...

Appendix C: Moisture, Mold and Mildew 196.82 KB

Molds and mildew are fungi that grow on the surfaces of objects, within pores, and...

Breaking the Mould 1 542.89 KB

This article is the first of a series looking at upgrade options and issues associated...

Study on Hard to Fill Cavity Walls in Domestic Dwellings in Great Britain 4.25 MB

This study was undertaken jointly by Inbuilt with Davis Langdon in fulfilment of...