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- 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<\/li>\n
- A horizontal brise soleil just above the sliding doors\u00a0blocks the high-level sun in mid summer but allows the lower winter sun through underneath<\/li>\n
- The exact projection of the brise soleil was included in the PHPP calculations to\u00a0take account of both the passive solar gain and the risk of overheating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- The first of the wet plaster on the masonry walls\n
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- Almost all of the rooms have at least one masonry wall<\/li>\n
- The external walls are wet-plastered to form the main air tightness barrier<\/li>\n
- 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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>Week 38, Day 2<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Steel support brackets for Contrasol brise soleil above the sliding doors on the south and west elevations<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Base coat of wet plaster on the masonry outer wall in Bedroom 3<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Finish coat of wet plaster on an internal masonry wall in Bedroom 3<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Week 38, Day 2: The team from Contrasol\u00a0were 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 … Continue reading