Recent Changes to Part L of the UK Building Regulations
25 February 2011
The updated Part L Building Regulations will have a major impact on the building services sector. These changes will prove to be the toughest yet, as part of the government's plan for lower carbon buildings.
The changes to Part L aim to:
- Reduce ambiguity between the "Requirements" and "Guidance"
- Improve compliance and close the "Performance gap", to ensure that buildings achieve in practice what they set out to do in theory
- Close loopholes which hamper the government's efforts to drive energy efficiency in buildings
- Ensure savings of 25% in CO2 levels per year compared to 2006 levels
See attached briefing for a more detailed overview
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