Report BR 443 Conventions for U-value calculations
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Reflects changes in British, European and international standards. Discusses appropriate standards used in order to establish measured values of thermal transmittance (U-value) and thermal resistance (R-value) of a construction layer by numerical calculation. Focuses on calculated U-values of new building elements such as walls, roofs, floors, windows and doors.
Document History
Superseded to include the April 2021 update to Section 11.1. Supersedes 2006 version. First published 2002. Second edition published 2006. Third edition published November 2019.
Author
Anderson, B. and Kosmina, L.
Publisher Information
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