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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

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Con

sulta

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John

Edw

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EH

Con

sulta

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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

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EH

Con

sulta

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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

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EH

Con

sulta

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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

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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

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EH

Con

sulta

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Ltd

Co-heating

Understanding Heritage Cottage

Whole house – efficiency

in using energy

Tests and analysis

John

Edw

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EH

Con

sulta

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Ltd In situ U Value tests

and thermal analysis

Understanding Heritage Cottage

Heat Loss

Tests and analysis