Windows

How to calculate how much energy your windows will save from its U-value

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Old cottage made airtight and insulated with woodfibre insulation

The number assigned to a building fabric element (eg, a window) that represents its thermal resistance is called its U-value. A U-value tells us how quickly or slowly it takes for heat to pass through it. Fabrics with lower U-values are better insulators than those with higher U-values. Part L of the UK Building Regulations … Read more

Why double-glazing doesn’t solve your comfort issue – and can make it worse

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See if any of this sounds true to you. You live in a typical English home. It’s made of brick, it has timber-frame and single-glazed or double-glazed windows and woolly yellow insulation stuffed into the rafters in the loft. It was built after the first or second world war in post-boom Britain. You spend £800 … Read more