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A building’s thermal performance is an important aspect to consider … Continued

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are a legal requirement for all … Continued

In 2021, the UK government updated the Approved Document L … Continued

Different types of thermal bridges have various implications for the … Continued

Accredited construction details (ACDs) are standardised details developed in 2002 … Continued

A thermal bridge is an area or weak spot in … Continued

A variety of sources exist from which to obtain PSI … Continued

Minimal thermal bridging – and therefore low psi values – … Continued

Calculating psi values to work out the heat loss through … Continued

The surface temperature factor (fRSI) provides extra information about the … Continued

A range of work has been done across the construction … Continued

A digital heat loss tool, such as one designed to … Continued

‘The performance gap’ is a term given to any shortfall … Continued

Of all the actions needed to help the UK reach … Continued

There is a fundamental dilemma at the heart of building … Continued

Increasingly there is a movement towards ‘performance not compliance’, which … Continued

Where two building elements meet and form a junction, a … Continued

The removal of accredited construction details from the new Part … Continued

U-values and PSI (ψ) values are both measures of heat … Continued

PSI values play a pivotal role in understanding heat loss … Continued