Gwynne Anthony 2020

ART506 Dissertation 2019. Anthony Gwynne . 83 Question 20: Any other information considered relevant? The results indicate that 60% of building professionals provided additional information they claimed was relevant and 40% declined to comment. Those who provided additional information made the following comments: ‘Much of the problems arise from inadequate training and understanding amongst those in the various professions and in the field’. ‘Upgrading for EPC in rented accommodation is causing un-authorised changes sometimes by building control officers who don’t understand solid wall construction and or listed buildings’. ‘Historic buildings are not in any way generic…. were constructed in a trial and error way…it is common to find that the building is not as predicted. ‘Specifications and detailing need to change. These changes are often not addressed or even appropriate to the Building Regulations’. ‘The builder was largely ignorant of traditional building construction until specified and notified by Us’. ‘The insulation requirements for existing historic solid wall buildings is too much and can lead to condensation issues and these levels in my opinion should be reduced for the sake of the building’. ‘ Patented solutions provided by the private sector are exclusive and expensive’. ‘There is too much emphasis on thermal value rather than building health. The usual unintended consequence is a poorer functioning, damp, colder building’. On receipt of this questionnaire the author of this report rang the technical director at Ty-Mawr (www.lime.org.uk) to explain the above reply. He claims that Ty-Mawr has through practical research concluded that the thermal insulation