It seems like its been a long time coming now, but finally this is the week that the new Part L, Part F, and Part O Building Regulations will be released.
The key things you need to know about the new Part L 2021 Building Regulations Volume 2 Buildings other than Dwellings. New Non-Domestic Buildings must now produce 27% lower CO2 emissions.
The key things you need to know about the new updated Part L 2021 Building Regulations Volume 1 Dwellings. New homes must now produce 30% lower CO2 emissions.
Here we wanted to highlight some key differences and similarities between the current 2013 Part F Approved Documents and the new 2021 Part F Approved Documents.
Taking effect from 15th June 2022 there will be 5 new Building Regulation Approved Documents that new and existing Dwellings and Non-Domestic Buildings may be required to follow in their design.
SAP Calculations are used to demonstrate compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations for Domestic Dwellings. Since April 2014 the SAP 2012 methodology has been used, however the BRE has [...]
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