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Issues – the bigger picture. Treated the same – when it should be different. Treated differently – when it should be the same. Make sure - traditional buildings are treated better. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
Treated differently – when it should be the same
Treated the same – when it should be different
Issues – the bigger picture
Make sure - traditional buildings are treated better
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
Finding out the real condition of timber joists in a wall: Micro drilling to gauge strength and moisture reading to consider susceptibility to decay and insect attack
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
Finding out if the wall is really damp and where it could be coming from by extracting samples and then using a ‘speedy’ meter or take the sample to a laboratory where the oven method will be used.
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
Heat Loss
Air leakage (door blower) test: Forcing air into the building, gauging its rate of leakage and by using smake to see where it is leaking from.
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
Monitoring temperature, humidity, light and air quality within internal spaces, along with temperature and moisture within and on the building fabric and the weather. Analysing data and working out the influences over the environmental conditions and noting the effects and performance of the building fabric. Data can also be used for modelling future performance with the addition of retrofit measures and other works.
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd
Co-heating
Understanding Heritage Cottage
Whole house – efficiency
in using energy
Tests and analysis
John
Edw
ards
EH
Con
sulta
nts
Ltd In situ U Value tests
and thermal analysis
Understanding Heritage Cottage
Heat Loss
Tests and analysis
