ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHANGES TO PART L?

摘要

The changes to Part L of the Building regulations are designed to make a major contribution to the UK's commitment to combat climate change. New homes and other buildings will need to be better insulated and make use of more efficient heating systems. The revised Part L will also make air pressure leakage testing of buildings virtually mandatory, improving compliance with the regulations by showing where there is unacceptable leakage, which can reduce the energy efficiency of buildings. These measures, alongside changes to condensing boilers, will deliver improved energy standards for new buildings, with reductions in carbon emissions in the order of 27 percent in non-dwellings, 22 percent in houses and 18 percent in flats. On average the improvement in dwellings will be 20 percent, which reflects the growing proportion of flats being built, with more people living alone. The new measures, taken together with changes in 2002 to strengthen Building Regulations, will improve standards by 40 percent, cutting fuel bills by up to the same amount, for new homes built from 2006." Source: ODPM.