Energy Audit for St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
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5. Building Fabric<br />
While it is acknowledged that the potential to undertake significant improvements to the traditional<br />
fabric are limited there are a number of areas noted below where improvements can be made which<br />
will result in a reduced amount of energy and improved levels of com<strong>for</strong>t being achieved.<br />
5.1. Roof<br />
There is a roof space between the stone vaulted ceiling of the church and the metal roof covering<br />
above. This is accessible from the tower of the stairs. This roof space is currently un-insulated. The<br />
thermal mass of the stone vault will provide a degree of thermal per<strong>for</strong>mance but this could be<br />
improved by adding insulation within this roof space. This could be installed by an insulation<br />
contractor such as Aran Service (https://www.aranservices.co.uk/pages/336/Loft-Insulation/).<br />
Insulating the roof will slightly increase the surface temperature of the stone ceiling which will<br />
improve the perceived thermal com<strong>for</strong>t of those people within the church. This is not a priority but<br />
could be considered alongside other works in the area.<br />
5.2. Walls<br />
Given the historic nature of the building and that the walls are exposed both internally and<br />
externally no improvement recommendations have been made in this regard.<br />
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