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New energy performance targets in Wales
24 Jul 2022
New energy performance targets in Wales From November 2022, all residential development in Wales must be designed to comply with the toughest energy efficiency targets ever applied in the country. Minimum EPC ratings and new…
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SBEM – Compliance with new regulations
16 Jul 2022
SBEM – Compliance with new regulations Recent updates to English Building Regulations mean new construction projects have to be more energy efficient than before, using higher levels of insulation, low carbon heating systems and renewable…
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Transitional Arrangements (Wales)
15 Jun 2022
Transitional Arrangements (Wales) After months, years even, of anticipation, the Welsh Government has finally published a new set of Building Regulations to radically improve the energy efficiency standards of new construction projects in the country.…
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GLA Energy and Cooling Hierarchy: 2022 Changes
15 Jun 2022
GLA Energy and Cooling Hierarchy: 2022 Changes This month brings in the biggest changes to energy targets in English Building Regulations since SAP was first introduced over 15 years ago. New homes will need thicker…
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U-Values
18 Mar 2022
AD L changes will a 100mm wall cavity be enough? In just a few months time, the energy efficiency targets in English Building Regulations are changing. This will be the first upgrade in nearly a…
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AD O
28 Jan 2022
The first phase of the Future Homes Standard will launch in England later this year. The aim is for new dwellings to use less energy, have lower fuel bills, a lower carbon footprint, and be…
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Photographic evidence – what’s changing
26 Jan 2022
The first phase of the Future Homes Standard will launch in England later this year. The aim is to make sure new dwellings use less energy, have lower fuel bills, a lower carbon footprint, and…
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Release of Future Home Standards - What does it mean?
07 Jan 2022
The first phase of the Future Homes Standard will launch in England later this year. New buildings, both dwellings and non-residential, will need to be constructed using less energy, have lower fuel bills, a lower…
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Save the date! New regulations have been announced.
16 Dec 2021
Following years of delays and discussions in Westminster, energy efficiency standards for new developments in England have taken a big leap forward this week. On December 15th, 2021, the UK Government published a series of…
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The challenge of embodied carbon on construction sites
10 Dec 2021
2021 was the year we came out of the pandemic and seriously took stock of our carbon footprint at home, at work, when we travel, and what our Government’s are doing about the bigger picture.…
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Wales – Non-residential AD L Consultation
10 Dec 2021
Wales – Non-residential AD L Consultation The Welsh Government has taken a further step towards improving the energy performance of buildings by releasing new proposals for the non-residential sector. This follows a similar announcement late…
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Heat pumps for renovations
01 Nov 2021
There’s been a lot of debate in the news recently about how the UK is soon to turn its back on gas boilers in favour of heat pumps. We have known about this for a…
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