Week 38, Day 2:

• The team from Contrasol were back on site to install the steel support brackets for the brise soleil
  • The large expanse of glazing on the south elevation in particular is good for natural light and passive solar gain in the winter but potentially introduces a risk of overheating in the summer
  • A horizontal brise soleil just above the sliding doors blocks the high-level sun in mid summer but allows the lower winter sun through underneath
  • The exact projection of the brise soleil was included in the PHPP calculations to take account of both the passive solar gain and the risk of overheating
• The first of the wet plaster on the masonry walls
  • Almost all of the rooms have at least one masonry wall
  • The external walls are wet-plastered to form the main air tightness barrier
  • While the internal masonry walls could be plasterboarded (with dot-and-dab fixings) most of them are also wet plastered, which is better for thermal mass

Week 38, Day 2

Steel support brackets for Contrasol brise soleil above the sliding doors on the south and west elevations

Base coat of wet plaster on the masonry outer wall in Bedroom 3

Finish coat of wet plaster on an internal masonry wall in Bedroom 3