Review of the typical precipitation details for Scottish wall constructions
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Review of the current guidance offered as mitigation against rain penetration in wall construction in the Technical Handbooks. Assessing the fitness for purpose, taking into account current good practice and looking at short term changes to rainfall projections for climate change. Includes some suggested changes to the sketches and text used and recommends wider cavities for increasing energy performance.
Author
Ward, T. Garvin, S. and Reid, J.
History
Report prepared by BRE. Commissioned by Building Standards Division. A5361420.
Subjects
- Building control
- Special subject areas
- Environmental issues/energy
- Building control, Scotland
- Legal issues and management
- Weather/Climate
Publisher History
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Previously known as the Scottish Executive.
Information
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NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
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