Traditional stone walls in Scotland - validation of RdSAP U-value calculation methodology: research
Research looking at the practical performance of buildings around Scotland. Specific stone wall were identified to see if actual u-values measured showed significant improvement when compared with u-values used in RdSAP.
Footnotes
1 Hulme. J, et al, ‘Solid wall heat losses and the potential for energy saving’, report for the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy by BRE, November 2016.
2 Baker. P, Historic Scotland Technical Paper 2, ‘In situ U-value measurements in traditional buildings - preliminary results’, prepared for Historic Scotland by Glasgow Caledonian University, October 2008.
3 Baker. P, Historic Scotland Technical Paper 10, ‘U‐values and traditional buildings. In situ measurements and their comparisons to calculated values’, prepared for Historic Scotland by Glasgow Caledonian University, January 2011.
4 Scottish Government, ‘A Review of Domestic and Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificates in Scotland. Research report for the Scottish Government, Heat, Energy Efficiency and Consumers Unit. Final Report. January 2019.
5 BS ISO 9869-1:2014, ‘Thermal insulation - Building elements - In-situ measurement of thermal resistance and thermal transmittance, Part 1: Heat flow meter method’, BSI, 2014.
6 Baker. P, Historic Scotland Technical Paper 2, ‘In situ U-value measurements in traditional buildings - preliminary results’, prepared for Historic Scotland by Glasgow Caledonian University, October 2008.
7 Baker. P, Historic Scotland Technical Paper 10, ‘U‐values and traditional buildings. In situ measurements and their comparisons to calculated values’, prepared for Historic Scotland by Glasgow Caledonian University, January 2011.
8 Rye. C, Scott. C, ‘SPAB Research Report 1. U-value report’, Society for the Protection Ancient Buildings, Revised 2012.
9 Currie. J, Bros-Williamson. J, Stinson. J, Historic Scotland Technical Paper 19, ‘U-values and moisture in traditional buildings’, Historic Scotland, 2013.
10 Banfill. PFG, ‘Hygrothermal simulation of building performance: data for Scottish masonry materials’, Materials and Structures, 54, 167, 2021.
Contact
Email: EPCenquiries@gov.scot