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03/11/2016 1 LABC Barry Turner – Director of Technical Policy [email protected] Thermal Performance: detailing considerations Why does it matter? Important construction points Thermal bridging values and help available

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Page 1: Barry Turner - Thermal Detailing · • Important construction points • Thermal bridging values and help available. 03/11/2016 2 The Performance Gap! ... Appendix K ‘Approved’

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LABC

Barry Turner – Director of Technical Policy [email protected]

Thermal Performance: detailing considerations

• Why does it matter?

• Important construction points

• Thermal bridging values and help available

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The Performance Gap!

The Performance Gap• What is it?

• Research and testing of buildings has highlighted a big difference between the intended energy performance predicted by the designer, and the actual energy performance when the building is handed over and in use.

• This difference is known as the Performance Gap.

• How it’s built and occupied falls short of expectations, and does not meet the designed energy standards (Part L).

Does it do what it says on the tin?

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Thermal energy overviewLosses

• Gains become losses and these need to be managed.

• It is important that thermal losses are reduced in winter…

• …and controlled in the summer.

Thermal energy overviewLosses

• Gains become losses and these need to be managed.

• It is important that thermal losses are reduced in winter…

• …and controlled in the summer.

To close the performance gap we must reduce the unintended or unexpected losses to a minimum

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Wall to roof

Intermediate floor to wall

Ground floor to wall

Ridges/verges

Openings

Service penetrations

Wall to wall

Think about the junctions

In more detail…

Windows and doors

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At a practical level

Why is it important?

Condensation damage

As we move toward a lower energy building stock, performance failures can lead to fairly catastrophic building failures.

Moisture management in airtight buildings is of paramount importance.

This needs to be controlled by correct fabric design, matched with correct installation and ventilation provision.

Photo: Ian Mawditt, Four Walls

Photo shows condensation in a new flat roof on a section where insulation had been missed – not a new problem…

…but in a low energy/airtight building any moistureinside the building will find the weakest point – so the effect is concentrated (not distributed). This leads to quicker, localised failures.

Thermal bridges – some effects

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Technical details

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Getting them right

Pay particular attention to the details for: 

Continuous insulation

Good airtightness

Minimal thermal bridging

Avoiding thermal bypass

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Continuous insulation1

Insulation properties

• Conduction causes the most heat loss throughthe elements of a building.

• Insulation can significantly reduce these conduction losses to the outside (or unheated areas) and help to increase the surface temperatures of the thermal elements.

• If insulation is not continuous, heat loss will increase at the edges of the insulation layer.

Thermal image shows additional heat loss at a ceiling perimeter where loft (cold roof) insulation does not join the wall insulation

Photos: Ian Mawditt, Four Walls

Good Practice

X Common Practice

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Better homes through Registered Construction Details

© Presentations and their content are the copyright of LABC

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SAP 2012 Appendix K

SAP 2012 Appendix K

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LABC Registered Construction Detail

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•Appendix K•DER 20.43 TER 20.22•FEE 54.13•Y = 0.077

•LABC Registered•DER 19.55 TER 20.22•FEE 50.51•Y = 0.053

Example small dwellingAppendix K ‘Approved’ Using LABC Registered Values

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Better homes through Registered Construction Details

© Presentations and their content are the copyright of LABC

These details are available to download now from the LABC website

Easy to use details including:

• CAD drawings

• Hints and tips

• Construction checklist

Better homes through Registered Construction Details

© Presentations and their content are the copyright of LABC

For more information please go to the 

LABC Website 

www.labc.co.uk/registeredconstructiondetails

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