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‘1/ considering the design,they must ensure that construction R-values of the roof,walls, and floor <br /> meet the energy efficiency requirements of the Building Code. <br /> Corn.. -sed . insufficient s• <br /> The Auditors looked for whether <br /> any of the insulation material <br /> installed was compressed,as a <br /> result of the design not allowing for <br /> sufficient space for the insulation. <br /> It was found that 47%of ceiling <br /> installations and 85%of wall <br /> habilitations had compressed <br /> insuation,doe to insufficient <br /> ,t <br /> space. Of those defects,61%of the <br /> ceiling defects were rated as ' <br /> medium to major. 73%of the wall <br /> installations were rated as mime. <br /> EECA/Public Domain <br /> There should be a designer or architect who decides what services go into insulated walls,how the <br /> wall is detailed,whether there is enough room and what insulation is chosen. Unfortunately,most of <br /> thetime there isn't one,and as Carl says,people get what they pay for. <br /> I met Matthew Cutler-Welsh virtually while we were guests of Ben Adam-Smith of House Planning <br /> Help, along with author Roger Hunt.It was a fascinating half hour. <br /> Tags: Insulation I Materials <br /> edigg®..: <br /> RSS for Lloyd <br /> You might like: <br /> n <br /> ti P : <br /> e <br /> L <br /> Guardian Fiberglass Threatens Blogger With Legal Action For... <br />