Sustainable Construction Methods

Structures

Sustainable construction techniques include:

• Highly insulated building envelope

• Airtight construction

• Proper ventilation (heat exchanger)

Wall Structures

Energy efficiency of building fabric (can it be improved?)

Wall Structures

Timber Frame Wall structure giving a U-Value of 0.25

Wall Structures

Brick Block Wall structure giving a U-Value of 0.25

Suspended Timber Floor

Suspended timber floor with a U-Value of 0.16

Roof construction using a

Patent insulation which

is only a few millimetres’

thick.

This can be added to

130mm glasswool

Insulation which will give

you a U value 0.20

Roof Structures

Recycling

. Management on Construction Sites:

Provision of clearly labelled skips for waste timber, metals, plasterboard, cardboard & plastics.

Use traceability system to track recyclable materials once they leave site.

Transport Impacts: Avoidance of double handling (avoiding part-load deliveries) ordering local materials