# Energycount > UK energy & sustainability consultants, established 2006, based near Poole, Dorset and working nationwide. We handle the calculations and tests that get building projects through planning and Building Control: SAP & SBEM calculations, EPCs, Part O overheating, Part G water calculations, energy/sustainability statements, air tightness testing and sound testing. We also build free browser-based compliance calculators (the "Monkey" tools) — every calculator is free to use; you pay only for a Building Control-ready PDF report, or for a Monkey Pro subscription. Contact: mail@energycount.co.uk | 01202 623236 | https://energycount.co.uk/contact/ ## Services - [SAP Calculations (Part L, dwellings)](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sap-calculations/) - [SAP for new build dwellings — design stage & as-built](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sap-calculations/new-builds/) - [SAP for conversions — barns, change of use, flat splits](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sap-calculations/conversions/) - [SAP for over-glazed extensions & conservatories (notional vs proposed)](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sap-calculations/extensions/) - [The SAP EPC (new build EPC) and what we need to lodge it](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sap-calculations/epc/) - [New Build Compliance Pack — SAP, EPC, water, air and sound in one package](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sap-calculations/compliance-pack/) - [SBEM Calculations (Part L, commercial) & commercial EPCs](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sbem-calculations/) - [Part O Overheating Assessments](https://energycount.co.uk/services/part-o-overheating/) - [Part G Water Calculations](https://energycount.co.uk/services/part-g-water-calculations/) - [Nutrient Neutrality Assessments — the nitrogen or phosphorus budget, credits and the planning report](https://energycount.co.uk/services/nutrient-neutrality-assessment/) - [Energy & Sustainability Statements for planning (incl. PHPP-based net-zero policies)](https://energycount.co.uk/services/energy-statements/) - [Air Tightness Testing](https://energycount.co.uk/services/air-tightness-testing/) - [Sound Testing (Part E) & environmental noise surveys](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sound-testing/) - [Services for residential buildings](https://energycount.co.uk/services/residential/) - [Services for commercial buildings](https://energycount.co.uk/services/commercial/) - [All services](https://energycount.co.uk/services/) ## Free tools Every calculator runs in the browser with no sign-up and no account. Prices below are for the optional Building Control-ready PDF report. - [ΨMonkey — psi value / thermal bridging calculator (BS EN ISO 10211), PDF £25 +VAT per junction](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/) - [WaterMonkey — Part G water efficiency calculator, PDF £25 +VAT](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-g-water-calculator/) - [SoakMonkey — soakaway sizing to BRE Digest 365, PDF £25 +VAT](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/) - [GlazeMonkey — Part L extension check: the 25% glazing rule, area-weighted U-value vs the notional extension, conservatory exemption and Table 4.3 renovation checks, PDF £35 +VAT](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/) - [Area-weighted U-value calculation for extensions — the method, the notional extension, a worked example](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/area-weighted-u-value/) - [Extension U-values — Approved Document L Table 4.2 limiting values](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/extension-u-values/) - [The extension glazing allowance — 25% of floor area plus openings the extension covers over](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/covered-openings-allowance/) - [Is my conservatory exempt from building regulations? The five conditions](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/conservatory-building-regulations/) - [Rooflights vs roof windows — 2.2 W/m2K horizontal or 1.4 vertical](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/rooflights-and-roof-windows/) - [Extension U-values and the 25% glazing rule in Scotland — Section 6 Table 6.2, the compensatory approach on heat loss (Annex 6.A), conservatories under schedule 1 type 18 and clause 6.2.11](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/scotland/) - [Extension U-values and the 25% glazing rule in Northern Ireland — Technical Booklet F1 Tables 3.1 and 3.2, the para 3.14 area-weighted method, conservatories under paras 3.17 and 3.19](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/extension-glazing-calculator/northern-ireland/) - [RenoMonkey — Part L renovation check: the 50% trigger, Table 4.3 threshold and improved U-values, the 15-year payback test, replacement elements and controlled fittings. Free calculator; Building Control PDF GBP35 +VAT](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/thermal-element-calculator/) - [Re-roofing and building regulations - when re-covering a roof triggers the Part L insulation upgrade, the 50% test and the payback escape](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/thermal-element-calculator/re-roofing-building-regulations/) - [Garage and loft conversion U-values - retained elements that become part of the heated envelope are caught whatever percentage is worked on](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/thermal-element-calculator/garage-conversion-building-regulations/) - [Replacement window and door U-values - 1.4 W/m2K whole-window or WER band B, the rooflight difference and the character-of-building exception](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/thermal-element-calculator/replacement-windows-u-value/) - [Renovating thermal elements — the 50% trigger, Table 4.3 thresholds and the 15-year payback test](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/thermal-element-calculator/renovating-thermal-elements/) - [O-Monkey — do your own Part O overheating assessment for a new home in England: the Approved Document O (2021) simplified method room by room and window by window — postcode risk band (Appendix C), cross-ventilation, Tables 1.1–1.4, shading, Appendix D equivalent areas with the 650 mm handle rule, every direction for house types, plots and several house types per site, window schedules imported from Excel, CSV or PDF, revisions, and the Appendix B checklist. Free calculator; Building Control PDF £25 +VAT per house type](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/) - [Part O high-risk postcodes — Appendix C Table C1, all 207 London districts, the central Manchester note and a free postcode checker](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/high-risk-postcodes/) - [Part O glazing limit — how much glass a new home can have under the simplified method (Tables 1.1–1.2), from the postcode and floor area, by the way the most glazed side faces, with the opening area it will need (Tables 1.3–1.4). Free calculator](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/glazing-limit/) - [Part O equivalent area calculator — Approved Document O Appendix D (Tables D1–D9 and the discharge-coefficient calculation behind them) for any window, with restrictors and the 650 mm rule. Free](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/equivalent-area-calculator/) - [The Part O 650 mm window handle rule — para 3.9a and MHCLG FAQ 15: the angle an outward-opening window counts at, by reveal depth and leaf width. Free calculator](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/650mm-handle-rule/) - [How to use O-Monkey — every box of the Part O checker explained](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/how-to-use/) - [Part O simplified method — the twelve common mistakes: glass versus frame, the 650 mm handle rule, guarding, the 4.5 m open-plan rule, corner flats and cross-ventilation, ground-floor bedrooms, front doors, bifolds and sliders, restrictors, the floor area, the most glazed room and rounding the orientation, with worked figures](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/common-mistakes/) - [How O-Monkey is tested — all 495 Approved Document O Appendix D values reproduced, a second implementation written from the document, a test for every rule, and the readings made where the document is silent](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-o-overheating-checker/how-o-monkey-is-tested/) - [NutrientMonkey — nutrient neutrality budget calculator, all 27 Natural England catchments, PDF £79 +VAT](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/nutrient-neutrality-calculator/) - [U-Monkey — U-value calculator (BS EN ISO 6946 / BR 443), PDF free](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/) - [GridMonkey — live GB electricity generation mix](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/grid-mix/) - [TreeMonkey — CO2 into trees, miles and flights](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/treemonkey/) - [Solar PV calculator — Future Homes Standard requirement L3: the Part L 2026 target from the ground floor area (equation 5.1, SAP 10.3) and the kWp and panels an actual roof needs; flats, the reasonably practicable roof area and the 720 kWh floor. Free](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/solar-pv-calculator/) - [How many solar panels a new build needs — the requirement L3 target and panel count by ground floor area and roof direction, SAP 10.3](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/solar-pv-calculator/how-many-solar-panels/) - [Solar PV for flats — requirement L3 equations 5.2 and 5.3, whole-building and per-flat targets, communal supply and flat roofs, worked examples](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/solar-pv-calculator/flats/) - [Reasonably practicable roof area — paragraph 5.73(b), the Appendix B Table B1 offsets, Approved Document L's own example roofs and a free panel-fit calculator](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/solar-pv-calculator/reasonably-practicable-roof-area/) - [Requirement L3 evidence for Building Control — what Appendix B paragraph B9 asks for when the array falls short: roof diagrams, a statement, signed calculations](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/solar-pv-calculator/building-control-evidence/) - [All tools](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/) - [Pricing — what is free, what a report costs, and Monkey Pro subscriptions](https://energycount.co.uk/pricing/) - [Verify a paid report by its ID](https://energycount.co.uk/verify/) ## Trust, accuracy & how the tools work - [ΨMonkey validation against the BS EN ISO 10211 test reference cases](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/validation/) — the published accuracy evidence for the psi solver - [ΨMonkey user guide — calculate junction Ψ-values in minutes](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/guide/) - [How to use U-Monkey — full U-value calculator tutorial](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/how-to-use/) - [Free condensation risk calculator (BS EN ISO 13788 Glaser method)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/condensation-risk-calculator/) — interstitial condensation screening. Note: this is a monthly Glaser screening, NOT full or transient hygrothermal modelling to BS EN 15026. - [How U-Monkey is tested](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/validation/) — its reference cases (published worked examples and hand calculations), each with the expected value, its source and the current engine's result, regenerated at every build - [How U-Monkey compares with other U-value calculators](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/compare/) — the kinds of U-value calculator compared with U-Monkey (manufacturers' tools, subscription web tools, desktop software, calculators inside SAP software, tools built for other countries, simple estimators): price, access, condensation checks and materials, dated ## Watch the tools work (video demos) Silent screencasts with a full second-by-second written description and captions on each page. - [Watch ΨMonkey solve a junction (22s)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/demo/) - [Watch WaterMonkey run a Part G calc (28s)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-g-water-calculator/demo/) - [Watch SoakMonkey size a soakaway (17s)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/demo/) - [Watch NutrientMonkey build a nutrient budget (23s)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/nutrient-neutrality-calculator/demo/) - [Watch U-Monkey build up a U-value (28s)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/demo/) ## Key answers (deep pages) - [What a Part G water calculation must show, when it's due](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/water-calculation-building-control/) - [The Part G calculation without a spreadsheet — full method + worked example](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-g-water-calculator/water-efficiency-calculator-spreadsheet/) - [Shower flow rate in a Part G calculation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-g-water-calculator/shower-flow-rate/) - [125 vs 110 litres per person per day — which applies](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/125-litres-per-person-per-day/) - [The 110 l/p/d planning condition (and London's 105-excluding-external = the same target)](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/110-litres-water-planning-condition/) - [110 litres per person per day water calculator](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/part-g-water-calculator/110-litres/) - [What U-value do I need? Part L and Future Homes Standard targets](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/what-u-value-do-i-need/) - [U-value of a timber frame wall (worked build-up)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/timber-frame-wall/) - [Condensation risk analysis for building control — what it has to show, when a calculation can't settle it, and what it costs](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/condensation-risk-analysis-building-control/) - [Heat loss calculations for an over-glazed extension — what building control means, the area-weighted and SAP routes, what to send, what it costs](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/over-glazed-extension-calculations/) - [Soakaway test and design for building control — the Part H siting rules, the BRE 365 test, what the report must show, what it costs](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/soakaway-building-control/) - [Nutrient neutrality and planning permission — why applications stall, what the council needs, how credits are secured, the levy](https://energycount.co.uk/guides/nutrient-neutrality-planning-permission/) - [U-value of a cold flat roof (cold deck) — and why BS 5250:2021 no longer recommends it](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cold-flat-roof/) - [U-value of an inverted flat roof — the BS EN ISO 6946 rainwater correction and the water flow reducing layer](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/inverted-flat-roof/) - [What size soakaway do I need](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/what-size-soakaway-do-i-need/) - [Percolation test calculator — the BRE Digest 365 trial-pit test, not the drainage-field Vp test](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/percolation-test/) - [How to do a BRE 365 soakaway test — the trial pit, three fills, the infiltration rate, the test record and the mistakes that get a test rejected](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/bre-365-soakaway-test/) - [BRE Digest 365 explained — the soakage test, the storage equation, a worked example and the free calculator](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/bre-digest-365/) - [Air test result checker — Part L's 8.0 m³/(h·m²) limit, the design figure, and what Approved Document F then requires](https://energycount.co.uk/services/air-tightness-testing/air-test-result-checker/) - [How many sound tests do I need — sets and individual tests under Approved Document E, with sub-groups](https://energycount.co.uk/services/sound-testing/how-many-sound-tests-do-i-need/) - [The BRE 365 soakaway calculation as a spreadsheet — every row worked, and why you don't need one](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/bre-365-spreadsheet/) - [How many soakaway crates do I need — crate counter on the crate soakaway page](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/crate/) - [SAP y-value calculator — junction lengths × Ψ against Table K1 defaults and the notional dwelling](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/y-value-calculator/) - [U-value to R-value converter — ISO 6946 surface resistances, thickness ÷ λ, SI ⇄ US units](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/u-value-to-r-value-converter/) - [Nutrient credits calculator — credits needed from the budget, with published catchment prices](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/nutrient-neutrality-calculator/nutrient-credits-calculator/) - [Soakaway for a house extension](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/soakaway-for-an-extension/) - [Soakaway design for SAB approval in Wales — the 100 m² trigger, 1 in 30 and 1 in 100 year storms, the Table G1.1 factor of safety](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/sab-wales/) - [Soakaway calculations in Scotland — the clause 3.6.5 formula S = A x 0.0145 - a x f x 900, and BRE 365 under clause 3.6.3](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/soakaway-calculator/scotland/) - [Free alternative to AutoPSI](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/free-alternative-to-autopsi/) - [Free psi value calculator — no subscription](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/psi-calculator/free-psi-calculator-no-subscription/) ## U-Monkey — what it does, and linking straight into a calculation The U-value calculator is free and genuinely unlimited: no calculation quota, no project cap, no sign-up. The engine is deterministic and runs entirely in the browser, so nothing is metered and it works offline once loaded. - Method: BS EN ISO 6946:2017 combined method with BR 443 (2019) conventions. Ground and suspended floors use BS EN ISO 13370, so a floor U-value depends on the exposed perimeter and area (B' = A/(1/2 P)), not just the layers. - Free interstitial condensation screening to BS EN ISO 13788 (monthly Glaser), with a vapour-pressure chart and an fRsi surface-mould check, on every build-up. When a build-up doesn't pass, "How to fix it" re-runs the usual remedies through the whole check (a vapour control layer added, upgraded or moved; a vapour-open underlay; a ventilated void; a cold flat roof turned into a warm deck) and lists only those that pass, each with the rating it needs; where the remedy is a change of layers, one tap applies it, with Undo. - 480+ materials including 400+ branded UK products from 110+ manufacturers, each with a cited datasheet source and retrieval date. Branded products offer only the thicknesses the manufacturer actually makes. - A whole job at once: wall, roof and floors held together, plus certified window, door and rooflight values, with an element schedule against Part L. - Every calculation exports a free Building Control-ready PDF carrying a report ID checkable at https://energycount.co.uk/verify/ A build-up can be written into a URL, so a link can carry a worked example: https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/app/?el=wall&layers=brick:102.5,cavity:50,pir:100,block:100,plasterboard:12.5 - `el` - one of: wall, pitched_roof_rafter, pitched_roof_ceiling, flat_roof, floor, ground_floor, suspended_floor - `layers` - comma separated, OUTSIDE first, each `name:thickness_mm`. Names are matched against the material library (generics preferred, so a plain word never selects a branded product); anything unmatched is reported, never guessed. Please link to the calculator rather than reproducing U-values: the figure depends on the exact build-up, and a floor U-value additionally depends on the building's perimeter and area. ## U-value build-ups — typical U-values, each opening the calculator pre-filled Each page works one common UK build-up to BS EN ISO 6946 with BR 443 conventions (ground floors and basements to BS EN ISO 13370): the typical U-value, a table of variants with what moves the number, what U-Monkey's condensation check shows, and a link that opens the calculator with the build-up loaded. A typical figure is for the build-up named beside it; link to the page rather than quoting it for another. ### Walls - [U-value of a cavity wall with full-fill insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cavity-wall-full-fill/): typical U 0.21 W/m²K — 150mm full-fill mineral wool, standard aircrete - [U-value of a cavity wall with PIR partial-fill insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cavity-wall-partial-fill-pir/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm PIR + 40mm clear cavity - [U-value of a timber frame wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/timber-frame-wall/): typical U 0.30 W/m²K — 140mm mineral wool between studs (15% timber) - [U-value of a solid brick wall with internal insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/solid-brick-wall-internal-insulation/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 215mm solid brick + 80mm PIR internally - [U-value of a one-and-a-half-brick (327.5mm) solid wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/one-and-a-half-brick-wall/): typical U 1.61 W/m²K — Bare 1½-brick (327.5mm) solid wall + internal plaster - [U-value of a solid wall with external insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/solid-brick-wall-external-insulation/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 110mm grey EPS + render on 215mm brick - [What is the U-value of an uninsulated cavity wall?](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/uninsulated-cavity-wall/): typical U 1.67 W/m²K — Brick / 50mm clear cavity / dense block, no insulation - [U-value of a timber frame wall with PIR insulation outside the studs](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/timber-frame-wall-external-pir/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 140mm wool between studs + 60mm PIR over the sheathing - [U-value of a solid stone wall with internal insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/stone-wall-internal-insulation/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 500mm sandstone/granite + 80mm PIR internally - [U-value of a cavity wall with external wall insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cavity-wall-external-insulation/): typical U 0.22 W/m²K — 90mm grey EPS over a filled 50mm cavity wall - [U-value of a cavity wall with a dense concrete block inner leaf](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cavity-wall-dense-block/): typical U 0.23 W/m²K — 150mm full-fill mineral wool, dense block inner leaf - [U-value of a solid brick wall (9-inch, uninsulated)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/solid-brick-wall-uninsulated/): typical U 2.10 W/m²K — 215mm solid brick + 13mm dense plaster - [U-value of a solid stone wall (uninsulated)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/stone-wall-uninsulated/): typical U 2.40 W/m²K — 500mm sandstone/granite + 20mm lime plaster - [U-value of a cavity wall after cavity wall insulation (blown wool or bead)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cavity-wall-insulation-retrofit/): typical U 0.60 W/m²K — Brick / 50mm blown mineral wool / dense block / plaster - [Insulated plasterboard on a solid wall: what thickness reaches a U-value of 0.30?](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/insulated-plasterboard-solid-wall/): typical U 0.28 W/m²K — 215mm brick + plaster, 65mm PIR + 12.5mm board on dabs - [U-value of a solid wall battened out with insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/solid-wall-battened-insulation/): typical U 0.28 W/m²K — 50mm PIR between battens + 30mm PIR over, 215mm brick - [U-value of a dormer cheek wall (loft conversion)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/dormer-cheek-wall/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm PIR between studs + 50mm PIR inside, tile-hung - [U-value of a garage conversion wall (insulating single-skin brick)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/garage-conversion-wall/): typical U 0.28 W/m²K — 102.5mm brick, 25mm gap, 100mm PIR between studs - [U-value of a SIP wall (structural insulated panels)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/sips-wall/): typical U 0.20 W/m²K — 142mm SIP (112mm PUR core, 4% timber), brick-clad - [U-value of an ICF wall (insulating concrete formwork)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/icf-wall/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 2 × 100mm white EPS forms, 150mm concrete core, rendered - [U-value of a light steel frame wall (SFS)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/light-steel-frame-wall/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm steel studs + mineral wool, 80mm PIR outside, brick - [U-value of a timber frame wall with wood-fibre insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/timber-frame-wall-wood-fibre/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 140mm studs + wood-fibre batts, 100mm wood-fibre render board - [U-value of an I-joist timber frame wall (Passivhaus-level)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/i-joist-timber-frame-wall/): typical U 0.11 W/m²K — 300mm I-joists filled with cellulose, 60mm wood-fibre sheathing - [U-value of an extension cavity wall (what reaches 0.18)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/extension-cavity-wall/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm cavity, λ 0.032 full fill, aircrete, 52.5mm insulated plasterboard - [U-value of a wide cavity wall (200mm, 250mm, 300mm)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wide-cavity-wall/): typical U 0.13 W/m²K — 200mm cavity, 2 × 100mm λ 0.032 batts, thermal aircrete - [U-value of wood-fibre internal wall insulation on a solid brick wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wood-fibre-internal-insulation/): typical U 0.49 W/m²K — 215mm brick, 60mm wood-fibre board, lime plaster - [U-value of external wall insulation with mineral wool](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/external-wall-insulation-mineral-wool/): typical U 0.27 W/m²K — 120mm mineral wool EWI on 215mm brick, fixings counted - [U-value of a knee wall in a loft conversion](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/knee-wall/): typical U 0.18 W/m²K — 100mm PIR between studs + 50mm PIR inside (with the eaves space taken as outside air; 0.16 with SAP’s allowance for it) - [U-value of a party wall (0.0, 0.2 or 0.5)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/party-wall/): typical U 0.00 W/m²K — Cavity fully filled and sealed at the edges - [U-value of a basement wall (heated basement)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/basement-wall/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 250mm concrete, 150mm XPS outside, 2.5m deep - [U-value of a cellar wall when converting a cellar (basement conversion)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cellar-conversion-wall/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 215mm brick cellar wall, cavity drain membrane, 62.5mm insulated plasterboard - [U-value of a hempcrete wall (hemp-lime)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/hempcrete-wall/): typical U 0.23 W/m²K — 300mm cast hempcrete (λ 0.07) round a timber frame, lime finishes - [U-value of a wall between a house and an integral garage](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wall-to-integral-garage/): typical U 0.20 W/m²K — 75mm PIR partial fill, dense block garage leaf, integral garage (Ru 0.35) (with the integral garage counted as SAP 10.2 counts it; 0.21 facing outside air) - [U-value of a wall to an unheated corridor or stairwell in flats](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wall-to-unheated-corridor/): typical U 0.24 W/m²K — 215mm dense block + 82.5mm insulated plasterboard, corridor Ru 0.6 (with the corridor counted as SAP 10.2 counts it; 0.28 facing outside air) - [U-value of a CLT (cross-laminated timber) wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/clt-wall/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 100mm CLT, 200mm wood-fibre board outside, rendered - [U-value of a straw bale wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/straw-bale-wall/): typical U 0.18 W/m²K — 450mm bales laid flat (λ 0.080), lime plaster both sides - [U-value of a cob wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cob-wall/): typical U 0.82 W/m²K — 600mm cob (λ 0.6), lime plaster and render - [U-value of aerogel internal wall insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/aerogel-internal-wall-insulation/): typical U 0.58 W/m²K — 20mm aerogel + foil-backed plasterboard on battens, solid brick - [U-value of wood-fibre external wall insulation (EWI) on a solid wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wood-fibre-external-wall-insulation/): typical U 0.26 W/m²K — 140mm wood-fibre EWI (STEICO Protect M), lime render, solid brick - [U-value of a log cabin wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/log-cabin-wall/): typical U 1.97 W/m²K — 44mm solid logs - [U-value of a garden room (garden office) wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/garden-room-wall/): typical U 0.34 W/m²K — 75mm PIR between 100mm studs, VCL, timber cladding - [U-value of an SFS infill wall with rainscreen cladding](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/sfs-rainscreen-wall/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 150mm NyRock Rainscreen 032 over 100mm SFS with frame slab, example certified brackets (with the χ values certified for one low-conductivity bracket system; 0.44 with BR 443’s default where no χ is known) - [U-value of a solid aircrete wall (thin-joint blockwork)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/thin-joint-aircrete-wall/): typical U 0.20 W/m²K — 100mm grey EPS external insulation on 215mm Solar-grade aircrete, thin joints - [U-value of a shipping container wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/shipping-container-wall/): typical U 0.23 W/m²K — 100mm closed-cell spray foam, battened service void, plasterboard - [U-value of a park home wall with external insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/park-home-wall/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 100mm mineral wool external insulation on a timber-frame park home (BBA reference wall) - [U-value of the wall between a house and a conservatory](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wall-to-conservatory/): typical U 0.60 W/m²K — Filled 50mm cavity wall, the conservatory disregarded (SAP 10.2) (with the conservatory disregarded, as SAP 10.2 does; 0.55–0.58 counting it as an unheated space (BR 443 §5)) - [U-value of calcium silicate internal wall insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/calcium-silicate-internal-insulation/): typical U 0.54 W/m²K — 50mm calcium silicate board on 20mm lime-cork levelling plaster, solid brick - [U-value of cork insulation on a solid wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cork-insulation-wall/): typical U 0.50 W/m²K — 60mm expanded cork board inside a solid brick wall, lime plasters - [U-value of insulating (thermal) plaster on a solid wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/insulating-plaster-solid-wall/): typical U 0.64 W/m²K — 50mm lime-cork insulating plaster (Diathonite Evolution) on solid brick - [U-value of brick-slip external wall insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/brick-slip-external-insulation/): typical U 0.28 W/m²K — 110mm grey EPS external insulation finished in brick slips, solid brick, certified fixings - [U-value of a tile-hung wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/tile-hung-wall/): typical U 1.28 W/m²K — 1930s tile-hung cavity wall: brick both leaves, 50mm empty cavity - [U-value of built-up (twin-skin) metal wall cladding](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/built-up-metal-wall/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 180mm glass mineral wool (λ 0.040) on rails and brackets at SCI P312’s defaults, sealed steel liner (by SCI P312, with its default rails every 1.2m and 0.8 brackets per m²; 0.22 counting neither, which BR 443 does not allow) - [U-value of an insulated composite panel wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/composite-panel-wall/): typical U 0.19 W/m²K — Kingspan QuadCore AWP, 100mm PIR core, at its declared U-value (the maker’s declared value, joints and fixings included; a layer-by-layer sum reads 0.17) - [U-value of rainscreen cladding on a concrete or blockwork wall](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/rainscreen-concrete-wall/): typical U 0.23 W/m²K — 200mm RainScreen Duo Slab on 200mm concrete, one aluminium bracket per m² at Hilti’s χ 0.064 W/K (with one aluminium bracket per m² at the χ Hilti publishes for it; 0.17 for the insulation alone, 0.47 with BR 443’s default where no χ is known) - [U-value of a precast concrete sandwich panel](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/precast-concrete-sandwich-panel/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 80mm outer leaf, 150mm PIR, 150mm structural inner leaf, glass-fibre composite ties (with composite or plastic ties, which need no correction (λ below 1 W/mK)) ### Pitched roofs and lofts - [U-value of 270mm loft insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/loft-insulation-270mm/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 270mm quilt (170 over + 100 between joists) - [U-value of an uninsulated loft (a ceiling with no insulation)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/uninsulated-loft/): typical U 2.50 W/m²K — Plasterboard ceiling with no insulation above it - [U-value of 100mm loft insulation (and what a top-up achieves)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/loft-insulation-100mm/): typical U 0.43 W/m²K — 100mm quilt between the joists, nothing over them - [U-value of 400mm loft insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/loft-insulation-400mm/): typical U 0.10 W/m²K — 100mm between + 300mm over the joists - [U-value of insulation between rafters (loft conversion)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/pitched-roof-rafter-insulation/): typical U 0.19 W/m²K — 120mm PIR between + 25mm under rafters - [U-value of insulation over the rafters (warm pitched roof)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/pitched-roof-insulation-over-rafters/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 100mm PIR over + 100mm mineral wool between rafters - [U-value of a room-in-roof sloping ceiling](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/room-in-roof-sloping-ceiling/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 50mm PIR between + 100mm PIR under rafters, vent gap kept - [U-value of a room-in-roof flat ceiling (collar ceiling)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/room-in-roof-flat-ceiling/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 100mm PIR between joists + 82.5mm insulated plasterboard - [U-value of a wood-fibre sarking roof (a vapour-open warm pitched roof)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/wood-fibre-sarking-roof/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 100mm wood-fibre sarking over 200mm rafters filled with wood-fibre batts - [U-value of a solid (tiled) conservatory roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/solid-conservatory-roof/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 150mm PIR between rafters + 40mm under, lightweight tiles - [U-value of a boarded loft (loft boarding over insulation)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/loft-boarding/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 270mm quilt under loft boards on a raised floor, 50mm air gap - [U-value of a thatched roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/thatched-roof/): typical U 0.28 W/m²K — 300mm water reed, plasterboard under the rafters - [U-value of spray foam insulation in a pitched roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/spray-foam-roof/): typical U 0.31 W/m²K — 150mm open-cell spray foam between rafters - [U-value of a SIP roof (structural insulated panels)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/sip-roof/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 172mm SIP (142mm PUR core), 4% timber, tiled, 25mm service void - [U-value of a ceiling insulated from below with insulated plasterboard](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/ceiling-insulation-from-below/): typical U 0.22 W/m²K — 62.5mm insulated plasterboard under an existing ceiling, 100mm quilt above - [U-value of a mansard roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/mansard-roof/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 150mm PIR between 150mm rafters + 52.5mm insulated plasterboard, slate on battens ### Flat roofs - [U-value of a warm flat roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/warm-flat-roof/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 150mm PIR warm deck - [Flat roof insulation thickness — about 150mm PIR for 0.15, 140mm for 0.16](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/flat-roof-insulation-thickness/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 140mm PIR warm deck - [U-value of a cold flat roof (cold deck)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/cold-flat-roof/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 175mm quilt between joists + 70mm PIR under, ventilated void - [U-value of an inverted flat roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/inverted-flat-roof/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 250mm XPS in two layers over the waterproofing, at its design λ, with a WFRL - [U-value of an uninsulated flat roof (and a warm-deck upgrade)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/uninsulated-flat-roof/): typical U 1.83 W/m²K — Felt, 18mm deck, empty 150mm joist void, plasterboard - [U-value of a green roof (sedum or extensive green roof)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/green-roof/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 150mm PIR warm deck under the green roof (landscaping not counted) - [U-value of a cold flat roof converted to a warm roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/flat-roof-cold-to-warm-conversion/): typical U 0.13 W/m²K — 120mm PIR above the deck, existing 100mm wool kept (hybrid) - [U-value of a garden room (garden office) roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/garden-room-roof/): typical U 0.20 W/m²K — 100mm PIR warm deck, EPDM - [U-value of a warm flat roof on a profiled metal deck](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/metal-deck-warm-roof/): typical U 0.18 W/m²K — 150mm PIR on a profiled steel deck, 5 galvanised fasteners per m², PVC single ply - [U-value of a roof terrace with paving on pedestals](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/roof-terrace/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 2 × 120mm inverted-roof XPS under a water flow reducing layer, paving on pedestals (with a water flow reducing layer over the insulation; 0.20 without one) - [U-value of a garage conversion roof (flat roof insulated from below)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/garage-conversion-roof/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 100mm PIR between 150mm joists + 72.5mm insulated plasterboard, 50mm ventilated gap - [U-value of a warm flat roof on a concrete deck](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/warm-flat-roof-concrete-deck/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 150mm foil-faced PIR in two layers (2 × 75mm) on a 150mm concrete slab, telescopic fasteners - [U-value of tapered roof insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/tapered-roof-insulation/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — Foil-faced PIR falling 1:60 from 100 to 200mm over a 6m run (tapered boards over a flat base board), on a 150mm concrete deck - [U-value of a built-up (twin-skin) metal roof](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/built-up-metal-roof/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 260mm glass mineral wool (λ 0.040) between a sealed steel liner and a profiled steel sheet, rails and brackets by SCI P312 (by SCI P312, with rails on the purlins every 1.8m and a bracket every 1.2m along them; 0.16 counting neither, which BR 443 does not allow) - [U-value of an insulated composite roof panel](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/composite-panel-roof/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — Kingspan QuadCore KS1000RW, 115mm PIR core, at its declared U-value (the maker’s declared value, joints and fixings included) ### Floors - [U-value of an insulated concrete ground floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/insulated-concrete-floor/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm PIR over slab, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of an insulated suspended timber floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/suspended-timber-floor-insulation/): typical U 0.30 W/m²K — 100mm quilt between joists, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of a beam and block floor with PIR](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/beam-and-block-floor/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm PIR + 75mm screed, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of a ground floor with insulation below the slab](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/ground-floor-insulation-below-slab/): typical U 0.13 W/m²K — 150mm PIR below the slab, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of a floor over a garage](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/floor-over-garage/): typical U 0.14 W/m²K — 200mm quilt between joists + 50mm PIR under, VCL (with the garage taken as outside air, as for any exposed floor) - [U-value of an uninsulated concrete ground floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/uninsulated-solid-floor/): typical U 0.98 W/m²K — Concrete slab on the ground, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of an uninsulated suspended timber floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/uninsulated-suspended-timber-floor/): typical U 0.81 W/m²K — Floorboards over a ventilated void, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [Underfloor heating on a ground floor: insulation and U-value](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/underfloor-heating-floor-insulation/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm PIR under a 65mm heated screed, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of insulation laid over an existing concrete floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/insulation-over-concrete-floor/): typical U 0.28 W/m²K — 50mm PIR + 22mm chipboard over the slab, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m2) - [U-value of a garage conversion floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/garage-conversion-floor/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 100mm PIR + 22mm chipboard over the garage slab, P/A 0.6 - [U-value of a basement floor (heated basement)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/basement-floor/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 150mm XPS under a 150mm slab, 2.5m deep, P/A 0.6 - [U-value of an extension floor (and the whole-house perimeter rule)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/extension-floor/): typical U 0.18 W/m²K — 100mm PIR over the slab, the extension’s own P/A (13m / 20m²) - [U-value of an insulated raft foundation (EPS raft)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/insulated-raft-foundation/): typical U 0.11 W/m²K — 300mm EPS100 under a 150mm raft slab, P/A 0.6 - [U-value of a limecrete floor (insulated with foamed glass)](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/limecrete-floor/): typical U 0.33 W/m²K — 150mm foamed glass under a limecrete slab, P/A 0.6 (30m / 50m²) - [U-value of a garden room (garden office) floor](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/garden-room-floor/): typical U 0.25 W/m²K — 100mm PIR between 125mm joists, open underneath - [U-value of a solid floor with edge insulation](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/slab-edge-insulation/): typical U 0.68 W/m²K — Uninsulated slab, 100mm XPS edge insulation 0.5m deep, P/A 0.6 - [U-value of a floor over an unheated cellar](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/floor-over-cellar/): typical U 0.21 W/m²K — 140mm mineral wool between the joists, plasterboard ceiling, mid-terrace cellar counted (with the cellar below counted to BS EN ISO 13370 §7.4 at its default ventilation; 0.23 for a draughty cellar, 0.26 taken as outside air) - [U-value of an exposed floor over a passage, undercroft or overhang](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/exposed-floor-overhang/): typical U 0.15 W/m²K — 200mm mineral wool between the joists + 50mm PIR under them, cement-particle soffit - [U-value of a battened timber floor over a concrete slab](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/timber-floor-on-slab/): typical U 0.34 W/m²K — 50mm PIR between 47mm battens on a concrete slab, chipboard, P/A 0.6 - [U-value of a suspended timber floor insulated with wood fibre or sheep’s wool](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/natural-fibre-suspended-floor/): typical U 0.29 W/m²K — 100mm wood-fibre batts between the joists, membranes, ventilated void, P/A 0.6 - [U-value of a concrete floor over a car park](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/floor-over-car-park/): typical U 0.17 W/m²K — 110mm phenolic soffit board under a 200mm concrete slab, stainless fixings counted - [U-value of a warehouse floor slab](https://energycount.co.uk/tools/u-value-calculator/warehouse-floor/): typical U 0.16 W/m²K — 100 × 50m ground-bearing slab, no insulation under it, a 1m strip of 50mm PIR round the edge, on sand or gravel (for a 100 × 50m floor on sand or gravel with a 1m strip of edge insulation; 0.19 with none, 0.15 on clay) ## Reference — the compliance figures on one dated page - [Building regulations reference](https://energycount.co.uk/reference/) — Part L limiting and notional U-values (2021 and Future Homes Standard), Part L transitional dates, SAP 10.2 and SAP 10.3 carbon and primary energy factors with the Part L 2021 and Future Homes Standard notional dwellings, junction Ψ-values (SAP default, notional and calculated), air tightness limits, Part O simplified-method tables (glazing and free area), Part G water targets and Table 1 use factors, Part E sound standards, BRE Digest 365 soakaway rules, all 27 nutrient neutrality catchments, and the regs calendar. 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