In the UK, there are some regulatory differences between the nations in terminology and specific requirements, but the principles are all the same – limit the spread of fire in a cavity. When ...

Timber frame or solid masonry with external insulation and render might offer an easier route to Passivhaus but are less familiar to UK builders. I am a pragmatist and there are a number of historical ...

On site There’s a persisting, sentimental attachment to twin wall cavity construction in Ireland. However, timber frame construction, engineered and built off-site in CAD/CAM-controlled factory ...

European construction is typically solid masonry with external insulation and render or timber frame, and so Passivhaus buildings tend to use one of these two methods. But there are many ways of ...

A The manufacturer of the timber frame will normally supply wall ... concrete or brickwork without a cavity. Water entering into walls over a period of time can begin to break down the mortar ...

It manufactures timber frames, insulated wall panels and roof cassettes from a factory in ... a “systemic nationwide problem” with missing and/or incorrectly installed cavity barriers in its ...