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Why choose a Hybrid

	Hybrid	Concret
Is a Damp Membrane used	Yes	No
Is a Damp Proof Course used	Yes	No
Is there a 50mm clear air cavity in the walls	Yes	No
Are vapour barriers installed	Yes	No
Do the external walls have a minimum of 100mm insulation	Yes	No
Are the floors insulated	Yes	No
Does the roof-space have a minimum of 150mm insulation	Yes	No
Does the roof have a heat barrier installed	Yes	No
Can it be built on poor ground conditions	Yes	No
Does the full build take less than 3 months	Yes	No
Are all the materials from replenish able sources	Yes	No
Does the manufacture have a low embodied energy count	Yes	No
Does it have a low carbon emission	Yes	No
Can it be easily extended	Yes	No
Can I self-build it	Yes	No
Is it cool in summer and warm in winter	Yes	No
Will it suffer from condensation	No	Yes
Are impact and airborne sound levels low	Yes	No
Is there any "drying out" time necessary	No	Yes
Can 1^st fix plumbing and electrics be done in 2 days	Yes	No
Can I have a choice of external finish	Yes	No
Is there much site waste	No	Yes
Does the speed of build depend on the weather	No	Yes
Can the internal works start 4 days after site erecting	Yes	No
Can the superstructure be completed in 5 days	Yes	No
Does the building feel damp in the winter	No	Yes
Can it be classed as a temporary building	Yes	No
Does the building have a "breather" membrane built in	No	Yes
Are all the walls dimensionally accurate	Yes	No
Is there a need for a site crane	No	Yes
Can large expanses be created without using support columns	Yes	No
Is the building process reliant on deliveries from others	No	Yes
Can the building fabric be damaged by rain and northern winds	No	Yes
Is flood damage easy and cheap to repair	Yes	No
Is it stable in earthquake conditions	Yes	No
Are site mistakes likely	No	Yes
Is the building designed on licensed software	Yes	No
Overall is this method economical	Yes	No
Can the building be affected by falling and penetrating damp	No	Yes
Can the inside layout be altered at a later date	Yes	No

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