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Module B1 Study Book - the Graduate School of the Environment

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(i.e. proportions <strong>of</strong> windows and opaque fabric), <strong>the</strong>n it should<br />

comply with insulation standards as set out in Part J <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Building<br />

Standards. The Elemental approach to U-value standards stipulates<br />

<strong>the</strong> following: walls, 0.3 W/m2K; floors, 0.25 W/m2K; and ro<strong>of</strong>s, 0.25<br />

W/m2K.<br />

The above sketch sections through existing and proposed <strong>of</strong>fice spaces<br />

illustrates <strong>the</strong> key design recommendations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> report.<br />

The British Council for Offices sets out standard figures for energy use and<br />

CO2 emissions in both passive and air-conditioned <strong>of</strong>fices as <strong>the</strong> following;<br />

Lecture: Intelligent buildings, <strong>of</strong>fices 83

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