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Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
Insulating Suspended Timber Floors
Häftad, 2016
414 kr
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This guidance note provides advice on the methods, materials and risks involved with insulating suspended timber ground floors. The applications described are also appropriate for timber upper floors where there is an unheated space below, such as above a passageway. Advice is also provided on how …
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
Open Fires, Chimneys and Flues
Häftad, 2016
414 kr
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This guidance provides advice on how unused or intermittently used chimneys can be made more energy efficient by preventing draughts. Open chimneys and flues can be useful sources of ventilation but they can often let too much warm air out and cold air in. The resultant draughts can create …
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
Secondary Glazing for Windows
Häftad, 2016
414 kr
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This guidance note provides advice on the principles, risks, materials and methods for upgrading the thermal performance of windows by the addition of secondary glazing. Older windows can often be draughty as over time they distort and gaps open up as joints become weakened. Although adequate …
Repointing Brick and Stone Walls
Guidelines for Best Practice
Häftad, 2017
414 kr
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The appearance of brick and stone masonry owes as much to the character of the mortar joints as to the stone and bricks themselves. Unsuitable repointing can affect not only the look but also the durability of masonry, and is amongst the most frequent causes of damage to the character and fabric of …
Maintenance and Repair of Traditional Farm Buildings
A Guide to Good Practice
Häftad, 2017
489 kr
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Traditional farmsteads and farm buildings make an important contribution to the remarkably varied character of England’s landscape. They are fundamental to its sense of place and are as important to the character of the countryside as the pattern of fields and boundaries associated with them. …
Adapting Traditional Farm Buildings
Best Practice Guidelines for Adaptive Reuse
Häftad, 2017
489 kr
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Traditional farmsteads and farm buildings make an important contribution to the remarkably varied character of England’s landscape. They are fundamental to its sense of place and local distinctiveness. Although the majority of traditional farm buildings have now become partly or wholly redundant …
Vacant Historic Buildings
Guidelines on Managing Risks
Häftad, 2018
489 kr
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When historic buildings are left vacant they are at a greatly increased risk of damage and decay as well as being a potential blight on their locality. The best way to protect a building is to keep it occupied, even if the use is on a temporary or partial basis. It is inevitable that some historic …
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
How to Improve Energy Efficiency
Av Iain McCaig, Robyn Pender m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
489 kr
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This guidance is for anyone who wishes to improve energy efficiency in an historic building. There are many reasons to do this. Improving energy efficiency will lower carbon emissions and fuel bills and often increase comfort. It also might be necessary to ensure that a building complies with legal …
