Gwynne Anthony 2020

ART506 Dissertation 2019. Anthony Gwynne . 12 insulation and old buildings (SPAB, 2017). Work contributed by others will be identified in this dissertation. The research provided by this dissertation may provide the basis for future research to make improvements to guidance within the Approved Documents to the Building Regulations. 2.2 Research aim This is a research aim based on the novel question of whether the Building Regulations and supporting Approved Documents are fit for purpose or not when upgrading traditional and historic buildings using modern applications. This will include: • Background research (desktop and site-based research) • Construct a hypothesis (theory based on the relationship of variable outcomes) • Test the hypothesis (examine various outcomes) • Analyze the data (comparison of outcomes) • Draw a conclusion • Make a recommendation 2.3 Research design and methodology The research is exploratory in design and will take the approach of researching ‘what is going on’ and ‘why is it going on’. The theory will be tested by the examination of various propositions and deductions made. Measures will be developed to collect data, for example the use of questionnaires aimed at designers (architects etc), building control surveyors, builders and property owners. The site inspection of works (both in progress and post inspection of works already carried out) will be undertaken. The use of data loggers will not be practical given the amount of time available to test and analyze the data. This data will then be analyzed and the implications of relationships between propositions can be derived and inference with the theory examined to draw conclusions. Ethical approval will be required (forms have been submitted and approved – see Appendix C ) and data protection matters will need to be discussed and agreed (how collected/stored/disposed etc).