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Created page with "[https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=8a2a7b9d-e3b2-4c7d-8c17-a59400a8387b Assessing risks in insulation retrofits u..."

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[https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=8a2a7b9d-e3b2-4c7d-8c17-a59400a8387b Assessing risks in insulation retrofits using hygrothermal software tools, Heat and moisture transport in internally insulated stone walls], by Joseph Little, Calina Ferraro and Beñat Arregi, published by Historic Environment Scotland in 2015, defines the Design Reference Year as: ‘Climatic data for a whole year, assembled from data recorded during a number of years, to be used for design purposes. A Design Reference Year tends to represent extreme conditions to allow for risk, whereas a Test Reference Year represents averaged conditions.’

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