Gwynne Anthony 2020

ART506 Dissertation 2019. Anthony Gwynne . 95 c. What is stated in the Approved Documents can be used as a defence against litigation if problems occur. There is reluctance to use vapour permeable solutions if specific guidance is not provided in the Approved Documents. 8.7 Solutions to the problems Four solutions to the problems were considered: (i) Do nothing - with Governments driving net zero carbon targets by 2050 and making changes to legislation for improved insulation standards which has no distinction between performance standards for retrofit and to do nothing is not considered as a viable option. (ii) Make changes to the Approved Documents- Making changes to the Approved Documents is a good viable option which could include the provision of: • Make changes to the Elemental U-values of traditional buildings • General guidance on traditional buildings built before 1919 located in the front of all the Approved Documents. • Simple diagrams in selected Approved Document for vapour permeable solutions - kept plain, simple and clear like those that already exist. (iii) Produce a National Compliance guide – Technical solutions could be produced as a supplementary (free of charge) compliance guide in support of the Approved Documents. This could be presented in a generic form as simple design specifications and sketches that can be applied to most common building situations involving vapour permeable solutions. This additional guidance would be easily available at no cost. It would provide public confidence to apply these details to traditional buildings without fear of repercussions and litigation as compliance with an Approved Document tends to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations.