Question: Question 1 ( 2 0 marks ) Using the information contained in Figure Q 1 and in accordance with Technical Guidance Document ( TGD )

Question 1(20 marks)
Using the information contained in Figure Q1 and in accordance with Technical Guidance Document (TGD) Part L of the Building Regulations, calculate the overall U-Value (W/m^2K) of the timber-frame wall depicted in Figure Q1, where one of the layers of insulation is thermally bridged.
\table[[\table[[Layer!],[Surface]],\table[[Thickness],[(m)]],Conductivity (W/mK),Resistance (m2KW)],[External surface,-,-,0.040],[Brick outer leaf,0.102,0.77,0.132],[Air cavity,0.012,0.13,0.180],[Sheathing ply,0.012,0.13,0.092],[Polyisocyanurate (PIR),0.150,0.023,6.522],[Timber studs,0.150,0.12,1.25],[Plasterboard,0.013,0.25,0.052],[Internal surface,,.,0.130]]
\table[[\table[[Timber fractions for bridged],[layers]]],[\table[[Layer,\table[[Timber],[frame],[walls]],\table[[Celing],[flatsloped]],\table[[Drylined],[battened],[wall]],\table[[Suspended],[timber floor]]],[\table[[%
Question 1 ( 2 0 marks ) Using the information

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