Guides
Understanding building energy performance
Short, plain-English explainers on the concepts behind your EPC — starting with the basics and building up to how different building elements compare.
U-values explained: what they are and how they're calculated
A plain-English guide to U-values — the measure at the heart of every EPC — and what actually goes into calculating one.
Read guideDo thicker walls mean better insulation? Comparing 8 Maltese wall types
Traditional limestone, a torba-infilled farmhouse wall, standard concrete block, and insulated block and limestone — compared using Malta's own Document F reference values.
Read guideTraditional stone roofs vs reinforced concrete: comparing 7 Maltese roof types
A traditional limestone slab roof with torba and screed, and reinforced concrete roofs with torba and screed, with and without bitumen felt and at two insulation thicknesses — compared using Document F Part 1.
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