Passivhaus Contractor Training in Carlisle – book now! By dianeh14th October 201914th October 2019 Categories: Uncategorized The AECB have a Passivhaus Contractors course running in Carlisle @Ecological Building Systems on 12 & 13 November – for further info : /www.passivhaustraining.co.uk/contractor/
Air tightness of high spec windows and doors By dianeh4th October 20193rd May 2020 Categories: air tightness, windows Tags: air tightness, Cumbria, door, Lancaster, window High spec windows and doors are a major expense for self-builders, so understanding the airtightness issues relating to windows and doors is important. I’ll be available on Thurs 24 Oct between 3 & 4pm for Q&A on air tightness issues relating to doors and windows. Contact me now to join me on Zoom. If you…
A self-builder’s guide to air tightness By dianeh2nd October 20191st October 2019 Categories: Uncategorized Wherever you are based in north Lancashire or Cumbria (Kendal, Penrith, Carlisle, Workington, Whitehaven or wherever!) please join me for a session on Mon 14 October at 7pm on what airtightness in buildings is and the easy way to achieve an air tightness pass for Building Regs. Just get in touch and I’ll send you…
5 Easy steps to improve EPC ratings for MEES Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards By dianeh1st October 20193rd May 2020 Categories: energy advice, MEES Tags: cavity wall insulation certificate, dwelling epc, epc, epc assessor, green footsteps ltd, house epc, landlord, mees, minimum energy efficiency standards 5 Easy Steps to Improve an EPC rating From 1 April 2020, private rented sector properties that are let on assured or regulated tenancies (subject to certain criteria) need to be Band E minimum, whether the property is being let to a new or existing tenant. If you are a landlord and own an F…
Great air permeability test result for property in Appleby in Westmorland! By dianeh16th May 201818th November 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Tags: air permeability Well done to Steve Awde Builders for the great air permeability result of 0.75 on a property in Appleby in Westmorland this week!
MEES Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards By dianeh20th March 201818th November 2018 Categories: Uncategorized MEES Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards I’ve outlined below some of the key points relating to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for dwellings: Timetable 1 April 2018 – It will be unlawful to grant new leases of residential or commercial property with an EPC rating below an ‘E’ 1 April 2020 – The regulation will…
Great buildings with good air tightness in Cumbria By dianeh9th March 201818th November 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Tags: air tightness testing, air tightness testing carlisle, air tightness testing cumbria, air tightness testing leeds, air tightness testing manchester, air tightness testing penrith, air tightness testing workington, green buildings, green buildings cumbria, kendal home self-builders Maybe it’s just the time of year, but I’ve been particularly busy with air tightness tests over the last couple of weeks. For some reason, they seem to have been in the north of Cumbria – Carlisle, Workington, Penrith, Kirkby Stephen or further afield like Manchester or Leeds! It would be great to be doing…
Building Regs penalty for not air tightness testing a new build on a development By dianeh9th March 201818th November 2018 Categories: Uncategorized Building Regs Part L1a places a penalty on those dwellings on a development that are not air tightness tested.There should be a figure of +2m3/hm2 @ 50Pa added to the air permeability test result achieved for that dwelling type (Part L1a paragraph 4.8), but I would question whether this always happens in practice…
Carbon Co-op Retrofit Performance event By dianeh9th March 20189th March 2018 Categories: Uncategorized I spoke at a Carbon Co-op Info night in Manchester earlier this week. It was all based around Retrofit Performance and my presentation was called “10 things to think about that aren’t insulation”. Great turnout and lots of questions. Thanks for inviting me Carbon Co-op and thanks to Ecological Building Systems for sponsoring the event.
Great trip last month down to the Centre for Alternative Technology to lecture to MSc students By dianeh9th March 201818th November 2018 Categories: Uncategorized I had a great trip down to the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) last month to lecture to the MSc Architecture student and MSc Sustainability & Adaptation. I spent two days with the students covering the basics of thermal imaging and carrying out an air tightness testing practical – to demonstrate the benefits of air tightness testing existing buildings!
