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Review of the typical precipitation details for Scottish wall constructions
Publication Year
2013
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Review of the current guidance offered as mitigation against rain penetration in wall construction in the Technical Handbooks. Assessing the fitness for purpose, taking into account current good practice and looking at short term changes to rainfall projections for climate change. Includes some suggested changes to the sketches and text used and recommends wider cavities for increasing energy performance.
Document History
Report prepared by BRE. Commissioned by Building Standards Division. A5361420.
Author
Ward, T. Garvin, S. and Reid, J.
Publisher Information
Scottish Government
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