February 6th, 2023
Technical Bulletin 42 – February 2023
- Can we really reduce the demand for energy in residential properties in the UK by 2035? - Climate change - Domestic battery storage - Safety glass
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Welcome to Sava EDGE; a searchable, online collection of practical and technical information and other resources for residential property professionals
September 10th, 2022
Underfloor Spray Foam Insulation
Waltham Forest Borough Council has recently undertaken a comprehensive retrofit of energy efficiency measures on a property at 47 Greenleaf Road, a typical Victorian end terrace property in Walthamstow, east London. Built in…
September 8th, 2022
Technical Bulletin 41 – September 2022
- EPCs and home surveys - Heat pumps - the future for home heating? - Underfloor spray foam insulation - Lime mortar - history with case studies - Working from home and planning permission
August 17th, 2022
Lime Mortar
In this article, Bernie Smith MCABE. C Build E. FCIOB reviews the past use of lime mortar and explains the different types available and their benefits. He also shares two interesting case studies…
August 17th, 2022
Heat Pumps – The Future for Home Heating
In September 2020, the NHBC Foundation published a guide called “The Future for Home Heating – life without fossil fuels” [ref. NF87], which was researched and written by Dr Neil Cutland, then of…
August 11th, 2022
EPCs and Home Surveys
In this article, residential surveyor and domestic energy assessor, Tim Kenny, considers the introduction of the RICS Home Survey Standard and the advice surveyors can give to clients in their home surveys in…
August 10th, 2022
Working from Home and Planning Permission
Sage v Secretary of State for Housing, local government and communities [2021] In 2021, the High court case Ricki Sage v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & London Borough of…
June 8th, 2022
Technical Bulletin 40 – June 2022
- The great damp illusion - Using the Rightmove SCT and good valuation practice - Japanese knotweed and residential property - Ground screws - Digital data collection - The Sava Protocol
May 17th, 2022
Ground Screws – What Are They and How Do They Work?
How we build is constantly evolving, both in the UK and around the world. In the UK, we have relied for many years on bricks, mortar, and concrete. These are tried and tested…
May 17th, 2022
Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property
Japanese Knotweed is a hardy perennial bamboo-like plant. It is now present throughout most of the UK. A piece of root the size of a little fingernail can grow into a new plant.…