The construction industry is seen as being very conservative on the whole. Trying to get new materials to be used is seen as a difficult and costly exercise. We have stuck with brick and block for many years on individual …
For anyone involved in the world of building or DIY we are always being told that solid walled houses are really bad insulators. Certainly compared to modern theoretical standards of building the computer programmes tell us that old solid walls …
The World Health Organisation recognise Sick Building Syndrome as a real issue and have written a number of reports on it. With the interiors of buildings being in the news of late I thought that it was worth throwing a …
There are a range of issues with insulation and a major overlooked factor is decrement. Insulation values are normally measured in U (the lower the U value the better the insulative properties). This measures the thermal resistance of products from …
