Edge insulation of slabs
Modelling of concrete floor slabs at BRANZ has provided insights into how to optimise the effectiveness of exterior perimeter edge insulation.
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By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 December 2016, Build 157
Modelling of concrete floor slabs at BRANZ has provided insights into how to optimise the effectiveness of exterior perimeter edge insulation.
By Mark Bassett – 1 December 2008, Build 109, Feature article
A detailed study of water leakage through 14 walls clad with weatherboards sheds some light on the origin of leaks.
By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 June 2009, Build 112
What gives the best performance – insulation installed between framing, over framing or a combination? This question was put to the test in a recent BRANZ research project.
By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 October 2013, Build 138
The BRANZ helpline regularly gets asked whether to include garages in a building’s thermal envelope and which parts should be insulated. Each situation is different, but to help answer these questions, BRANZ has carried out some thermal modelling.
By Dr Manfred Plagmann, Stephan Rupp – 1 December 2015, Build 151, Feature article
Recent BRANZ research has confirmed how moisture gets into roof spaces and highlighted the critical role ventilation has in removing it.
By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 December 2015, Build 151
Heating costs could be cut if we do as Americans and Europeans do and add perimeter edge insulation to heated concrete floor slabs.
By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 April 2016, Build 153
Ventilation is required to reduce moisture levels, but can too much subfloor ventilation reduce the effectiveness of underfloor insulation? BRANZ set out to find the answer.
By Vicki White – 1 August 2017, Build 161
BRANZ’s latest house condition survey points the way to where improvements could be made to help achieve the goal of warmer, drier and healthier homes for all.
By Mark Bassett – 1 December 2007, Build 103, Feature article
BRANZ recently completed research to understand the movement of air and water in the cavities around windows. This has provided new insight into alternative ways of managing water at the difficult junction between walls and windows.
By Ian Cox-Smith – 1 April 2012, Build 129
A recent BRANZ project has found there is real potential for installing insulation into the walls of the more than 600,000 houses that are currently without it.