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[Audio] NOCN Level 3 Award in Energy Efficiency Measures for Older and Traditional Buildings Day 1 Recognizing the age, nature and characteristics of older and traditional buildings BS 7913.

Qualification Details. Unit Recognising the Age, Nature and MIO M Characteristics of Older and Traditional Buildin s Evaluating the Options for Introducing Energy M Efficiency Measures to Older and Traditional Buildings Make Recommendations and Provide Advice on the M Introduction of Energy Efficiency Measures to Older and Traditional Buildings Level 3 3 3 Ofqual unit Ref D/650/4481 M/650/4478 R/650/4479 Credits 1 1 1 GLH 7 7 7 Assessment Multiple choice test Multiple choice test Multiple choice test.

[Audio] Estimating the age of a building The architectural period or style and visual appearance of a building (exterior and interior) are the most important ways to determine its age. A basic understanding of this is important if a building is going to be interpreted correctly, but this must also consider: • Some buildings have a variety of phases of construction reflecting alterations to the original fabric/structure over a period and thus incorporate different building styles and construction details. These changes over time and different architectural periods and physical changes may alter how the building performs and can influence the appropriateness of repair and maintenance and energy efficiency measures. • A basic understanding of distinctive and important periods in time is important if a building is going to be interpreted and treated correctly. This understanding will help to identify the type of construction the methods used and how these must be considered in the context of retrofit and the installation of appropriate energy efficiency measures. Geographic location and the orientation are significant factors to consider along with vernacular idiosyncrasies and particular critical factors to be considered..

Estimating the age of a building Where can you look? • Consider the architectural style and features of the house, such as the type of roof and design of the windows. • National Library of Scotland. (https://www.nls.uk) • Check your local archives, such as parish records, county record offices or your local library. • Local planning/building control department websites • Land Registry (https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry) • The National Heritage List for England: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/ • Speak to the occupants or locals – they may know the history of the building..

Identifying other sources of information available to help establish the age of the building Owner / occupier Building plans and document Historic maps Historic environment records / listed building records Conservation area character appraisals Aging a dwelling Aging a property is achieved by visually inspecting a property and by considering any documentary evidence held by the homeowner, such as: Any land registry documents, the style characteristics of the building, looking at the rest of the dwellings on the same street and by researching the property online using the maps for older properties and contacting the local authority for any plans. When you visually inspect the property, you should be considering the wall construction, by inspecting the brick bond, the type and size of the windows, roofing, floors, internal walls and services. It is important to take your time to work out the date, as things like cladding and rendering can throw you out. If the age band is incorrect, this can impair the rating by a large amount. There are always exceptions to the advice above and it is advised that you do as much assessing and researching into the age as possible to get the correct band.

Architectural styles over time The key architectural periods in the United Kingdom are: • Saxon 5th Century – 1066a.d • Romanesque Early 11th Century – Mid 12th Century • Gothic 1184 – 1485 • Medieval 1066 – died out into large Medieval Houses 16th/17th Centuries • Tudor 1448 – 1558 • Elizabethan 1558 – 1603 • Jacobean 1603 – 1625 • Baroque 1625 – 1714 • Early Georgian 1714 – 1765 • Late Georgian 1765 – 1811 • Regency 1811 – 1837 • Victorian 1837 – 1901 • Edwardian 1901 – 1914.

Medieval Building Characteristics Characterized by thick rubble walls and stone floors. Also, heavy timber framed buildings also emerged with infill panels of daub and wattle. Most house plans were rectangular and fortress like, with a gable end or wing facing on to the street. Behind this was the hall or main living area, extending through two story's providing additional living accommodation on upper floors..

Tudor properties Tudor period properties can be identified almost instantly, by their black and white effect. Most Tudor houses are one large wooden frame (often cut by hand, hence the uneven lengths of wood present) joined together by wooden pegs. The wooden timbers usually were coated with black tar to stop them rotting. They have a tall chimney, steep roofs and an enclosed fireplace. The white section of the property is called wattle and daub. Between the wooden frame, intertwined sticks called wattle were placed, forming the wall. Daub, which is a mixture of clay, sand and dung was smeared (daubed) in and over the wattle, forming the wall. The wattle and daub was then lime washed, to make it look white, along with the tarred timbers, produced the black and white effect. Most Tudor houses had a thatched roof, but the richer families could afford to tile the roofs. On some Tudor houses, the top floor overhung the ground floor. This is called a jetty. The use of glass grew in the Tudor period, however large panes of glass were very expensive and difficult to produce, so the panes were small and held together with lead and in a lattice (crisscross) pattern, in a wooden frame. Some modern houses are mock Tudor style houses, attempting to imitate the Tudor era properties..

Stuart properties (Pre-Georgian) The Stuart period started with the Jacobean architecture and ended with the new architectural style of Queen Anne. Stuart period properties are constructed from local stone and include the following features: Larger windows (the larger they are, the wealthier the owner) divided by stone mullions, projecting bays, multiple gables (a Dutch style), finials on top of the gables, chimney stacks on the ends of the property..