EPIC launches Building Regulations guide for insulated panel systems

摘要

Industry body EPIC (Engineered Panels in Construction) has produced an updated version of its guide to the Building Regulations. With England, Wales and Scotland adopting their own approaches to energy conservation, the EPIC guide highlights key changes and provides recommendations on how to comply using insulated panel systems. The latest round of changes include the way non-domestic buildings are assessed in England, with new Notional Building targets set for a variety of non-domestic building types, based on an average improvement of 9% over 2010 levels. Wales has set more ambitious targets for non-domestic building types, with an average improvement of 20% over 2010 levels, and additional criteria for compliance covering 'Primary Energy Consumption' were included to safeguard the projected energy savings.