COMMERCIAL VALUE OF THINNER INSULATION

摘要

Thermal performance is an increasingly important issue for designers of commercial buildings. Part L2A 2013 of the Building Regulations, which came into force In April 2014, imposed a further 12% reduction in carbon emissions in deep-plan office buildings with air-conditioning and 13% for shallow-plan offices, compared with the 2010 version. In Wales and Scotland, the requirements are even tougher: the Welsh regulations demand an aggregate uplift of 20% on 2010 levels, while from 1 October 2015, Scottish non-domestic buildings will need to make a 43% improvement.