Thir13en Solutions

How would you like a building that: Is so energy efficient that your energy bills stop being a concern? Is exactly what you have dreamt of? Has a great inert and low carbon structural support system without sagging, shrinking, cracking or decaying? Can be future-proofed with flexibility of design, wherein many designs do not need internal load-bear... ing walls, allowing for future changes as requirements change? Is so environmentally responsible that it achieves highest ratings in whatever respect, as a matter of course? Costs less than what you are expecting to pay for it, with no surprises? Welcome to Thir13en Solutions © where we are passionate about energy efficient, low-carbon, cost effective construction. Without meaning to be pedantic herein, one will find explanations to the Codes for Sustainable Homes (CfSH) or PassivHaus Certification, SAP assessments, EPC, U-values, Decrement Delay and Psi-values; most of which one needs to be aware of to get an overview understanding of, so one can get a clearer perception into affordable and sustainable housing and some of the technologies used in modern construction. Hopefully the most important thing that Thir13en Solutions © manages to impress upon the reader is that new buildings are no longer boxes to which one bolts on solutions that improves its performance Rather, all the solutions working as one (holistically) is what provides a healthy energy efficient micro-climate that is easy enough to manage, without having to fully understand all the underlying engineering, while being aware of them. One of the biggest surprises is that building better needs not cost more! Cost effectiveness comes from understanding the principles required to meet low carbon, air-tight, energy efficient homes taking a fabric first approach.Thir13en Solutions © does not accept arguments that a better house or structure costs more; that is usually an approach by vested-interest parties. There are a lot of cost-effective solutions to create marvellous and energy efficient homes out there ...Read More