Use of an infrared camera to identify heat loss, missing insulation, cold spots and thermal bridges.
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The parts of the building that separate heated spaces from unheated spaces or outside air.
How easily heat passes through a material. Lower conductivity means better insulation performance.
An area where heat passes through the building fabric more easily, often at junctions, steelwork, lintels or gaps in insulation.
A boiler that works with a hot water cylinder but has many components built into the boiler unit.
A timber floor with a ventilated void underneath. It can often be insulated between the joists.
The written technical detail describing how retrofit measures should be installed.
Heating used to warm the rooms in a home.
A wall without a cavity, often found in older homes. Solid walls can be insulated internally or externally.
Insulation added above or below a solid concrete floor.