Publisher: TRADA Technology Ltd Publication date: 2010 Format: HTML Document
Early forms of softwood timber frame walls, constructed using a stud framework with sheathing on one face and an inner lining of plasterboard or similar material on the other, contained no insulation in the stud void. It is interesting to note that, thermally, they performed better than the brick or concrete block structure competitors of their time.
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