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Suspended Timber Ground floors - Sofie's blog
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Looking for uninsulated floors to insulate! Note - we will need to ask some information about your floor as your floor may not be suitable to insulate at this stage). Several issues discussed, but also a focus on retrofitting buildings and in particular floors. Recorded. By Lorenza Casini for Manchester Carbon Co-op (May 2015). Building performance and scientific research: why we need more of it. This blogpost was first published at the UCL website during British Science Week. And last week the. Before I...
jtwebber.co.uk
About Me
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2011 James Webber LCGI Cert.Ed. Quarry House, Blagdon Hill. Currently working on the renovation of a period country house in the Blackdown Hills. Watch this space for new timbered holiday chatlets in Sapareva Banya 2014. Long time doing this. It’s not easy working in such a confined space, but good practice. The Specialist services I can offer include the following:. Design Consultant: make life easier. Damp remedial action plans: Independent advice. Agent for joinery manufacture: Wide range of contacts.
asbp.org.uk
Partners
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The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products. Http:/ www.natureplus.org. Http:/ www.reses.co.uk/. Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF). Http:/ sdfoundation.org.uk. Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA). Http:/ www.bath.ac.uk/ace/research/cicm.
responsible-retrofit.org
Measure | STBA
http://www.responsible-retrofit.org/measure/improving-user-interest-and-involvement/67
WELCOME TO THE RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT KNOWLEDGE CENTRE. MEASURE: Improving User interest and involvement. Improving user involvement and motivation on saving energy and making informed choices. This can be done in different ways: local energy user groups, design participation, energy campaigns, surveys, incentives. Monitoring and feedback recommended: Yes. If people can see that a measure is effective, then they are likely to be motivated to do more. Maintenance interval and complexity.
responsible-retrofit.org
Case study | STBA
http://www.responsible-retrofit.org/case-study/wells-o-wearie-cottage/3
WELCOME TO THE RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT KNOWLEDGE CENTRE. Case Study: Wells O Wearie Cottage. Thermal upgrades to Walls, Roof, Floors and Glazing. Added: 4th March 2014. Author: Roger Curtis, Architect/Designer. Upgrades to Wall, Roof, Floor and Glazing of a single storey detached cottage built of lime bonded sandstone rubble. There was also an aspiration to use, where possible, natural materials that maintained appropriate levels of water vapour movement through the fabric. Monitoring and feedback required.
responsible-retrofit.org
Concern | STBA
http://www.responsible-retrofit.org/concern/interstitialsurface-condensation/1
WELCOME TO THE RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT KNOWLEDGE CENTRE. Concern and action: Interstitial/surface Condensation. Room in roof insulation. Floor insulation between/under floor joists. Floor Insulation on top of existing floor finish. Floor void filled with insulation. Exposed soffits to upper floors: Insulation in between joists or under soffit. To explore and use the Guidance Wheel on a specific building click here. Energy efficiency And Historic Buildings: Open fires, chimneys and flues (2012). Tech Paper 1...
responsible-retrofit.org
Measure | STBA
http://www.responsible-retrofit.org/measure/user-interfaces-for-usability/65
WELCOME TO THE RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT KNOWLEDGE CENTRE. MEASURE: User interfaces for usability. Choice of user interfaces for ease of usability and clear understanding. Monitoring and feedback recommended: Yes. Technology is easily controlled and personalised settings are achievable (at a room or house level). All occupants are able to use the devices. Intuitive controls. These may or may not affect energy use. High efficiency gas-fired condensing boilers. Air source heat pumps. The Sustainable Traditional...
responsible-retrofit.org
Measure | STBA
http://www.responsible-retrofit.org/measure/provision-of-simple-and-clear-information/66
WELCOME TO THE RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT KNOWLEDGE CENTRE. MEASURE: Provision of simple and clear information. Provision (at various stages) of simple and clear guidance and information to allow the different users to understand the reasons for the measures being undertaken and allow the users to control and operate the systems with confidence. Monitoring and feedback recommended: Yes. User interfaces for usability. Improving User interest and involvement. Conversion of methodist chapel.
responsible-retrofit.org
Concern | STBA
http://www.responsible-retrofit.org/concern/use-of-sympathetic-materials/32
WELCOME TO THE RESPONSIBLE RETROFIT KNOWLEDGE CENTRE. Concern and action: Use of sympathetic materials. Are materials specified for a measure in sympathy with existing building either aesthetically, in terms of provenance (i.e. locally sourced materials for vernacular buildings) and/or technically in terms of similar fabric performance characteristics (e.g. vapour permeable construction). Room in roof insulation. Floor Insulation on top of existing floor finish. Halliday, S., (Gaia Research). Tech Paper ...
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