The arrangements for moving to tighter energy efficiency regulations for buildings in 2014 will penalise small builders and not increase the pace of the shift to more sustainable buildings, industry leaders have warned, writes Vern Pitt. The new rules governing the energy efficiency of buildings - Part L - come into force in April 2014. Speaking at the launch of Part L at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) this week, Anthony Bird, head of technical policy at the Department for Communities and Local Government, said the government would adopt the same transitional arrangements used for the introduction of the 2010 version of Part L.
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