Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating Dormer Windows

This guidance note provides advice on the principles, risks, materials and methods for insulating dormer windows. Dormers come in a large variety of shapes, sizes and materials and can be a particularly difficult element to insulate. However, if insulation is omitted or is poorly detailed then the energy performance of the whole roof can be compromised. Retro-fitting insulation to any existing building is not straightforward, even if it is of relatively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184802438X
• ISBN13: 9781848024380
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Historic England
• Length: 20 Pages