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Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their...
PROFILE: The evolution of Party Walls
Masonry party walls have seen many changes over the years, driven by the need to improve acoustic performance, prevent thermal bypass and reduce the...
The INCA Manifesto – A future for EWI
INCA has published a manifesto ahead of the General Election calling on any future government to set out a clear role for EWI as...
Armadillo NV
With the increasing drive for thermal efficiency and stricter regulatory requirements, the adoption of an industry-wide approach to new building methods and the development...
Staying On Top Of Heat Loss
Having gone through another chilly winter, many of us will now count the cost with a sizeable heating bill landing on the door step....
Passivhaus Tradesperson Course
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passive House Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the...
Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their...
Cladding Performance Without The Fuss
With more and more building owners looking to go above and beyond the requirements of the Building Regulations, delivering a high level of fabric...
The Green Deal – a simple and robust idea?
Steve Cole, Policy Leader at the National Housing Federation discusses whether the Green Deal has helped to improve energy efficiency in UK housing stock…
Green...
Thermal model calculations: A lesson in accuracy
Andrew Lundberg, thermal modelling expert at the Association of Thermal Modellers details the challenges faced in accurately assessing building fabric performance, hailing competency as...
Combustible cladding material on residential buildings
The Building Control Alliance has recently published new guidance in respect of using combustible insulation materials to residential buildings over 18m in height. Steve...
A crucial step in insulating party wall cavities
With the welcome announcement from DECC that insulating existing party wall cavities is now included as a measure in the latest RdSAP calculations for...
The challenges of thermal bridging
Alex Taylor, NHBC Senior Energy Consultant, examines the challenges that thermal bridging presents from an energy assessors point of view.
The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)...
Polyurethane foam – a thermal solution
Leonie Onslow, Executive Director at the British Urethane Foam Contractors Association asks if it is possible to meet zero carbon requirements and how existing...
APBC Northern Ireland 2
Welcome to the 2nd edition of Planning and Building Control Today, Northern Ireland. We open this edition with an article from PLACE – the...
Keeping Out the Cold
The winter chill has finally set in and for owners of older, solid walled properties, the effects will be particularly keenly felt. Just 3%...
APBC Scotland 2
Welcome to the 2nd Edition of Planning and Building Control Today Scotland. The housing crisis is still causing much political wrangling with shadow housing...
Saint-Gobain Isover
Losses of heat within a building will result in not only a building being energy inefficient, but in increased costs to heat it. Many...
Schock Bauteile GmbH
Fuel poverty discussions within the UK are still high on the agenda, with many organisations calling for the government to step in with measures...
Passivhaus Tradesperson Course
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passive House Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the...
Taking a Stand
Following significant concessions on carbon emission targets in the Approved Documents L to the Building Regulations in both England and Wales, there were serious...
Think Modern
For many years, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) have been the product of choice where thermal performance and construction predictability are an absolute priority. The...
APBC Scotland 1
Welcome to the first edition of Planning and Building Control Today – Scotland. As we finalise this edition, the results of the Scottish Referendum...
Thermal bridging: Confidence in accreditation
Addressing the thermal bypass and bridge dilemma can be difficult, especially when dealing with the bridging aspect. John Tebbit, Managing Director, Robust Details Ltd...
The embodied carbon challenge
As the opportunities of addressing embodied carbon become more well-known, PBC Today speaks to Gareth Brown, Programme Area Manager at WRAP about the Embodied...
The case for insulating party cavity walls
Recognising that cavity walls are a source of heat loss, Nick Ralph from the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) looks at the background...