Development of Medallion 2000 award advanced house specification

摘要

The electricity supply industry has a number of 'Medallion' award specifications covering the thermal performance of houses. The Medallion 2000 is at present the most advanced. It requires a number of features in addition to the 1990 Building Regulations. These are: double glazing in place of single glazing; a high degree of structural airtightness; and whole house mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. The '2000' specification was derived from systematic research and development, owner/occupied field trials and detailed market considerations. The author gives a general review of the work.