Tips & Insight
ACDs and Thermal Bridging
Whenever we are working on a project which is struggling to meet SAP targets, we rarely go to renewable technologies, or even look at insulation levels (that co ...
Air Testing – Which and How Many?
The regulations around air testing can appear complex. Some dwellings need testing, yet some do not. One dwelling may also require a better result than another. ...
Cavity Insulation: Up the Wall with the New Regs
Changes in the regs will place big demands on the thermal performance of new builds after April 2014. One of the take home points for me was that current insula ...
TFEE – How to Pass the Target Fabric Energy Efficiency
New homes in England are now assessed on both a carbon target (TER) and a fabric target (TFEE). Designing to reduce carbon should be no secret. Good assessors ...
Part L 2013 – What Will It Take To Pass?
Using a new build farmhouse in rural Dorset, we look at the strategies used to achieve a pass in SAP 2009 and see what else might be needed when the new regs &# ...
Part L 2013 – What Does It Mean To You?
After much delay, the government has finally released the much anticipated changes under Part L 2013 of the building regulations. What is changing…and wha ...
Thermal Bridging in SAP 2009
One of the most significant changes introduced in SAP 2009 was that affecting non-repeating thermal bridging. The full effect of the change is only now being fe ...
Xtratherm Advanced Detailing Thermal Bridging Scheme Released
Xtratherm has created a new set of construction details know as Xtratherm Advanced Detailing to assist house builders in achieving improved u values. They are ...
Taking a Fabric First Approach
Jenny Smith Andrews at H+H, offers her views on why the Fabric First approach is the best foundation for building to the regs and higher. Using the correct meth ...