The demise of the Code for Sustainable Homes - construction update seminar - 5 November 2014
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BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
The demise of the Code for Sustainable Homes
Presented by: Claire Westron, Rund Partnership
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• The Housing Standards Review
• A new sustainability standard?
• Zero Carbon Homes by 2016?
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• The Housing Standards Review
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Deregulation Bill to make changes to:
– Building Act 1984
– Planning and Energy Act 2008
Deregulation Bill
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Changes to The Building Regulations:
– Amendments to the Building Act 1984
– Introduction of “optional requirements”
Deregulation Bill
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
Five standards:
• Energy: – Building Regulations only approach
– No optional requirements in excess of Part L
– Part L to move to ‘zero carbon’ by 2016
• Water: – Current level of 125 litres/person/day retained
– New optional requirement of 110 litres/person/day (equivalent to Code Level 3/4)
New core standards
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Access:
– Minimum access standards in Part M retained
– New optional requirement for accessibility
• Security:
– A single minimum security standard for new homes, based on best practice, as a Building Regulation
• Space:
– A new optional national standard
– Not a Building Regulation
New core standards
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Optional requirements
– Will be applied as a Planning Condition
– Subject to need and viability
– Inspected and enforced by Building Control
Optional Requirements
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Changes to Planning
– Amendments to the Planning and Energy Act 2008
– Removal of the clause that allows enhanced energy efficiency standards
Deregulation Bill
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
Timescales
2015
Early 2015
• Deregulation Bill becomes law • Statement of Policy made • Publication of draft Building Regulations / standards
Autumn 2015 • New standards come into force (water, access, security, space)
2016
• Part L 2016 - Zero carbon
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• A new sustainability standard?
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
Standards lost from Code
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Emerging themes:
– Customer focused
– Link between as designed / as built performance
– Reward quality and high standards
– Sustainability – environmental, social and economic
– Separate from BREEAM
A new Sustainability standard
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Will we reach Zero Carbon by 2016?
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Zero Carbon:
– 2008 – Code Level 6
– 2011 – Code Level 5
– 2016 – Code Level 4 with remainder of emissions offset
– Small sites exempt
– 100,000 starter homes exempt
Zero Carbon definitions
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
Zero Carbon policy
Code Level 4
Code Level 5
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
Allowable solutions
Code Level 4
Code Level 5
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
UK SAP ratings
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
AB C D E F G
% of UK housing stock
SAP Band
AB
C
D
E
F
G
BUILDING CONSULTANCY I PROJECT MANAGEMENT I COST CONSULTANCY I EMPLOYER’S AGENT I HEALTH & SAFETY I CLERK OF WORKS I SUSTAINABILITY
• Code to be wound down from 2015
• New optional requirements to be introduced from Autumn 2015
• New voluntary standard to be developed by the BRE
• Allowable solutions will give us the opportunity to improve the existing housing stock
Summary