New Building Regulations for 2010

The first of October is the date the 2010 changes to Parts F, J and L of the England & Wales Building Regulations take effect. However, there will be a transitional period – any projects already under way can continue to follow the old regulations right through to completion.

Part L for New Buildings

Approved Document L2A, Conservation of fuel and power in new buildings other than dwellings was first published in 2006, and was quite a radical departure from its predecessor. The 2010 Approved Document L2A sticks with the same 5 criteria for compliance, with fairly minor changes to each. The biggest change is that the Target CO2 Emissions Rate (TER) fall by 25%. The 2010 TER will be the emissions from a newly-defined notional building, and the specifications for this building have been set such that buildings on aggregate will achieve 25% lower emissions than under the 2006 Part L…………….

full story and presentations at http://www.bsria.co.uk/news/regs-update2010/