Thermal modelling offers a wide range of benefits and provides greater insight into the behaviour and potential performance of a building envelope enabling users to identify energy-saving solutions and optimise their overall design.
Thermal modelling can also reveal any potential problems in advance, allowing them to be addressed before they become major issues. Thermal modelling of buildings also provides valuable information regarding indoor air quality, helping improve occupant comfort levels while reducing risks associated with health hazards such as mould growth or overheating.
U-values are a measure of the heat loss through the building envelope. In order to demonstrate compliance with Building Regulations, it is necessary to prove the U-values of the various components used to construct the building envelope. It is also necessary to demonstrate that both linear and point thermal bridges have been analysed and allowed for which frequently requires recourse to advanced computer modelling techniques
Summary of thermal analysis services provided:
- Facades and roofs thermal analysis
- Design review to assess the thermal performance
- Facade overall U-value calculations
- Thermal bridging calculations