Our full range of Building Fabric Consultancy services
For some clients a mix of different skills and services are necessary to address the issues they want solved, however in most cases what is required does fall into the following specific categories. Click on the service title below to access more information & a downloadable acrobat (.pdf) file:
Thermal Bridging Assessment Service
- Calculating thermal bridges (2D and 3D)
- Calculating y-values
- Support in reducing the heat loss at junctions
- Assessing risk of surface condensation
Building Material Assessment Service
- inter-stitial condensation analysis using:
- Assessments of long-term robustness and health of a building, including assessment of
- Support for the creation of new insulation products
Mid-Tender Review
- Support in creating tender documents / specification support
- Advice to design teams on good airtightness and ventilation strategies.
- Support in ensuring or proving compliance with the Building Regs
Other Consultancy Services:
Passive House Consultancy Service: click here if you want support designing to Passive House Standard.
Problem Building Assessment Service: click here if want support relating to problem buildings, be they non-compliant damp, mould or hard-to-heat
- Daylight, shadow or ‘rights of light’ studies using BR 209: “Site layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight: A Guide to Good Practice” as required in many Planning Applications & Appeals.
- Appointment as environmental consultants alongside the client’s own architects.
- Estimation of carbon/environmental impact of a building or construction system.
- U-value calculations.
- Advice on the health impacts of materials.
Please contact us at consult@buildinglifeconsultancy.com if you wish us to carry out any of these additional services:
