Gwynne Anthony 2020

ART506 Dissertation 2019. Anthony Gwynne . 73 -Frost damage withing walls -Failure of internal surface finishes -Interstitial condensation. U-value targets from national Building Regulations may be too demanding in some cases. For example, to achieve the target values in breathable, historic structures, there may be an unnecessarily high risk of introducing problems. Notes: 1. Literature review excludes the legislative requirements of the Climate Change Act 2008 and Energy Act 2013. 5.1 Conclusion of the literature review The review has achieved its overall aim to gain a better understanding of how scholars view the Building Regulations and Approved Documents as providing enough guidance for new works applied to traditional, historic and listed buildings. With Governments driving to achieve net zero carbon by 2050 and insulation standards continually improving, this review has found convincing evidence to support the fact that some standards are insufficiently detailed in respect of solid wall insulation and may not be fit for purpose, including aspects of the Building Regulations. There is also evidence that the Building Regulations and Approved Documents are not providing enough guidance to support the retrofit of traditional, historic and listed buildings. Where this guidance is not forthcoming, the task of practical technical design and specifications suitable for vapour preamble solutions seems to be left to the private sector. This can lead to unregulated solutions that may be unsuitable or inappropriately applied to traditional, historic and listed buildings with unintended consequences and problems highlighted in the post project literature reviews.