Fires in cavities in residential buildings: the performance of cavity barriers in external walls with combustible materials
Fires in timber-framed buildings are the subject of significant interest…
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Building sustainable homes at speed: risks and rewards
New rapid construction techniques have presented the house-building industry with…
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Fire performance of new residential buildings
This report describes a study into the fire performance of…
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Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: introductory guide to the recast EPBD-2
This NHBC Foundation report on EPBD 2 comprises: Key features…
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A simple guide to Sustainable Drainage Systems for housing
This guide aims to provide general guidance on the concept…
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Indoor air quality in highly energy efficient homes: a review
In line with its intention that all new homes in…
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Risks in domestic basement construction
Introduction Scope and benefits of basement construction Trends in basement…
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Climate change and innovation in house building: designing out risk
Introduction Setting out the lenders’ and insurers’ perspective on innovation…
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A guide to modern methods of construction
Introduction Drivers for building with MMC Types of MMC Volumetric…
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