Welcome to the 2014

International Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Conference

Mind the Gap: Design versus

“As Built” Performance

Tim Fenn

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Predicted Annual Energy Costs 100m2 House UK 2013

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Annual Predicted Energy Cost: Gas & Electric

Victorian House

1990's House Passivhaus

Electricity £600 £600 £463Lighting £104 £104 £10Hot Water £340 £340 £170Heating £1,000 £520 £60

Total £2,045 £1,565 £703

Annual Heating Demand

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Victorian House 250KWh/m2/yr 1990's House 130KWh/m2/yr Passivhaus 15KWh/m2/yr

Gas 0.04 1000 520 60

Oil 0.05 1250 650 75

Electric 0.15 3750 1950 225

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Annual Heating Cost (100m² house)

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Annual Hot Water Demand

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Cost\KWh £ Victorian House 8500 KWh/yr Annual £

Low Energy House 4250 KWh/yr Annual £

Hot Water Gas 0.04 340 170

Hot Water Oil 0.05 425 212.5

Hot Water Electricity 0.15 1275 637.5

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Annual Hot Water Demand and Cost

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Variation in Performance: Germany

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Target Killers:

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• What can you achieve with what building?

• How much do you want/can afford to spend? & remember 1st 50% easy.

• What planners/conservation officers will allow?

• What your neighbours will allow or not do?

• Site constraints?

Target Killer: Building Envelop

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• Insulation installation The GAP!

• Piercing vapour barrier

• Insulating pipework & thermal stores

• Pipework runs

• Incorrect materials

Target Killer: Materials

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• Wet insulation will not perform!

• Deterioration in insulation performance over time?

• Durability of tapes?

• Wet building may take time to perform to its design spec?

Software Limitations

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In both SAP & PHPP• Sunspaces ignored

• Radiant barriers ignored

• Thermal mass?

• Air leakage?

SAP VS PHPP

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November December January February0

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Hemcrete/Airflex Test Building

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Hemcrete/Airflex Test Building

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Wall Section and U Value

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Wall Temperature Gradient

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InsideFoil FrontFoil BackHempGreen WallOutside

3rd Feb 11th Feb

February Average Temperatures Benson

Conclusions

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• Vapour barrier\reflective foil (if installed correctly!) adds significant improvement to building envelop performance better than predicted via software

• Vapour barrier/reflective foil leads to highest levels of air-tightness in otherwise leaky buildings

• UK needs more in situ research to understand gaps in performance

Questions?

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Thank you!

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