It’s all in the detail. And attention to detail is key to successful design and delivery of quality homes. Lack of attention to detail leads to critical errors that affect the performance of new homes. This book is an attempt to rectify some of these performance issues to help designers and contractors reduce this performance and quality gap so that we can consistently deliver better homes.
Better homes have low energy use, good thermal comfort and excellent indoor air quality. Studies by the Zero Carbon Hub, Innovate UK and others show that the majority of newly built homes are failing to meet their required performance. The underlying reason for this failure is that energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quality are difficult ...
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