A guest post from Graham Coleman regarding the SPAB building condition survey 2017 by Archimetrics LTD with reply on their observations of the review Graham carried out. A RESPONSE TO THE REPLY FROM ARCHIMETRICS LTD CONCERNING THEIR REPORT My response to each section of the reply, where appropriate, is given in bold italics: The […]
Building Preservation in the North
09 Mar 17 by 4 Comments
The best building preservation company’s meet up. Leading building preservation specialists attended the Property Care Association (PCA), Northern regional meeting in Manchester yesterday. These regional meetings are a chance for PCA members to hear what the PCA is up to on their behalf and share ideas and best practice in building preservation. PCA chairman, […]
Residential Ventilation Masterclass PCA
31 Jan 16 by Leave a Comment
Extra knowledge of domestic ventilation via PCA Last year I posted a review of the Bpec domestic ventilation engineers course. Now, after a year putting these skills to good use, I’ve been able to add further knowledge, via the new Residential Ventilation Masterclass, run by the Property Care Association. PCA members and many residential […]
Relative humidity and vapour pressure – which is best?
14 Dec 15 by 10 Comments
Time for a chat about humidity and the internal environment. A student asked me the other day “Why would I need to find out the vapour pressure in a house, when I already have the Relative Humidity”? A great question and one which others have asked, so I thought I’d explain the […]