| Building
Regulations Part L
To underline the UK Government's
commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, it has amended
Approved Document L (England and Wales): Conservation
of Fuel and Power, and implemented the European Unions’
Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD). The
changes have a significant effects on current design
and construction practices.
By 1st April 2007, all buildings will have to comply
with the new legislation. For Scotland, the requirements
are detailed in Section 6 - Energy, which came into
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| Objectives of Part L |
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New
Document structure |
ADL
2006 sets out to make buildings more energy efficient,
with an aim to reduce carbon production by one million
tons per year.
To satisfy EPBD requirements,
new buildings energy performance standards must be 20
% - 28%higher than the ADL 2002 notional building, based
on the whole building Target CO2 Emission Rate (TER).
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ADL 2006 is
significantly different from previous Approved Documents,
in both form and content. The new Document is split into
four parts reflecting the specialisation in the construction
market:
L1A: New Dwelling
L1B: Work On Existing Dwellings
L2A: New Building - Other Than Dwellings
L2B: Work On Existing buildings - Other Than Dwellings |
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Further
guidance on Part L 2006
• 2006 ADL's
can be downloaded from: www.planningportal.gov.uk |
