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Martin Conlon of the Building Control Professional Group summarises the key
changes to Part L of the Building Regulations, coming into effect from October 2010.
There are also a number of changes to both the Regulations and the Guidance, the
main ones being:
• Design Submissions
To be a requirement (in the Regulations) as well as As Built Submissions
• Software outputs that enable Building Control to check that the design has
been adhered to CLG are recommending no change to the methodology for
calculating the TER beyond the 25% reduction in the target, but do present an
alternative approach for consideration / feedback. The guidance proposes a
"strategic sequence" for meeting the TER target
• Confidence Factors
Builders to be able to get lower DERs if they adopt procedures that provide
more quality assurance e.g. Air Permeability (more pressure testing), Thermal
Bridges (use ACDs)
• Secondary heating
Dwellings with no secondary heating no longer have to assume on peak
electric secondary heating
• Lighting
All fixed low energy lighting is included in the DER assessment (no longer a
fixed 30% as previously)
• Design Limits for Building Fabric
No changes
• Design Limits for Building Services
Expanded to cover micro-generation of heat and electricity by heat pumps,
solar thermal panels, combined heat and power (micro-CHP), wind turbines
and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels; Domestic Design Heating Compliance
Guide expanded to provide a Building Services Design Compliance Guide
• Summer overheating
Despite the fact that air conditioning can now be modelled in SAP 2009,
assessment of mechanically cooled dwellings continues to be as though the
cooling were not present
• Clearer rules for air permeability assessment at the As Built stage,
involving more pressure testing, a revised sampling methodology and a clear
statement about what value to use in untested dwellings
All the amendments are due to come into force on the 6th October 2010
The Approved Documents for Part L of the Building Regulations were published
today - what are the big changes that will affect builders and designers of domestic
properties?
1) 25% less CO2 emissions that in 2006Part L1A 2010 - for new dwellings - aims to
reduce CO2 emissions by 25% over Part L1A 2006. This is a 40% improvement over
a dwelling built to the 2002 regulations and corresponds roughly with the trigger point
for Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3, in line with the government’s strategy for
getting newbuild dwellings to zero carbon by 2016.
2) The ’Flat’ TER wins the dayThe Target Emission Rate (TER) is calculated in much
the same way as it was in Part L1A 2006. The main differences are that (a) an
improvement factor of 0.4 is used rather than 0.2 to give the 40% improvement
referred to above and (b) the SAP 2009 methodology is used to estimate the carbon
emissions from heating, hot water, lighting, pumps and fans. The fuel factors have not
changed so that electric heat pumps and biomass will continue to be encouraged by
the TER; although this is countered to an extent by lower limiting U-values (see point
8 below). The fuel factor for heat pumps is also to be reviewed after the renewable
heat incentive is introduced next year. The ’Aggregate’ TER for dwellings was
rejected on the grounds that the benefits did not justify a change in methodology at
this stage, despite the aggregate option being selected for non domestic dwellings. he
issue will be re-examined for Part L1A 2013. You can explore how to meet the new
TER in practice using the updated NHER SAP 2009 Preview software:
http://www.nesltd.co.uk/content/sap-2009-preview
3) Cavity party walls - insulating and sealing them does not count towards the 25%
reductionA key feature of SAP 2009 is that party walls with unfilled and unsealed
cavities are assumed to have a U value of 0.5W/m2K. The notional dwelling used in
calculating the TER assumes a U-value for cavity party walls of 0.0W/m2K. This
compares to 0.4 W/m2K in last year’s Part L1A 2010 consultation. This means that
insulating and sealing cavity party walls will not count towards the 25% improvement
target.
5) Air Permeability - more pressure testing and a confidence factor for untested
dwellingsThe volume of pressure testing required will roughly double. A pressure test
should be carried out on three units of each dwelling type or 50% of the instances of
the dwelling type, whichever is the smaller.
In addition, a confidence factor will apply to dwellings not pressure tested. Where a
dwelling has been pressure tested, the measured value is used in the calculation of the
dwelling emissions rate (DER). Where the dwelling has not been pressure tested, the
value used in the DER calculation is the average of the measured values for dwellings
of the same type but with the addition of a confidence factor of 2.0 m3/(hm2) at 50
pa. This means in effect that the design air permeability must be at most 8.0m3/(hm2)
in order to meet the maximum allowable value of 10.0m3/(hm2) at completion of the
dwelling. A value of 15.0m3/(hm2) can still be used in small developments.
6) Low energy lighting - 100% counts towards meeting the target emissions rateA
minimum of 75% of light fittings must be low energy. If further low energy light
fittings are also low energy, the full 100% will contribute towards meeting the target
emissions rate (TER).
Postscript:
Dyfrig Hughes manages the NHER technical and development team at National
Energy Services
Further information
National Energy Services are running a series of interactive seminars on Part L 2010 /
SAP 2009, with the Zero Carbon Hub, from May to September 2010. Details can be
found here:
http://www.nesltd.co.uk/events/part-l1a-2010-sap-2009-and-fees-interactive-seminars
A summary of the differences between SAP 2009 and SAP 2005 can be found here:
www.nesltd.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/blog/10_ways_SAP_2009_will_impa
ct_you_100422.pdf
http://www.nesltd.co.uk/content/sap-2009-preview
Part L 2010
Unsurprisingly one of the hot topic’s at last week’s CIBSE Conference was the
upcoming Part L 2010 Building Regulations. We are lucky enough to have a unique
insight into the practical implications of the forthcoming changes. This is due to our
working closely with AECOM to inform our software development.
It’s important to really get to grips with the key changes proposed. Building
magazine’s Dyfrig Hughes gives more detail here, but here’s an overview of what to
expect:
1. Beating the Notional Building will be a tough challenge needing a focused and
clear compliance strategy.
2. If an electric system is specified as the fuel source this will only tend to compete
with the 2010 Notional Building target in highly insulated buildings. Otherwise fuel
types with lower carbon intensities will have to be considered.
3. There’s less scope for the conventional ‘rescue measures’ without recourse to
Renewable technologies. 2010 Part L will encourage better lower carbon intensive
buildings as a fundamental pre-requisite to new building design.
Compliance will still be possible without the need to install renewable energy sources
however it will need a combined effort by all member of the Design Team to assess
and reduce energy and carbon to the required levels.
There will be greater use of DSM to maximise calculation accuracy and opportunities
for passing 2010 Part L.
CIBSE members will uniquely be able to take a lead in the process by helping
Architects and others to understand how to approach compliance on a building wide
basis, by calculating where saving are needed.
The improved benchmark for specific fan power will impact on plant spaces and
ductwork risers such that additional space might be needed in the footprint of new
buildings.
Our consultants are already working on providing ball-park testing results against the
upcoming Part L 2010 regulations, if you are interested in this service, you can
contact one of our consultants at consulting@iesve.com.
Our developers here are working really hard to get the software ready in time for the
regulations to come into force in October, we will also be offering training and
accreditation schemes to help get you ready for this. If you are interested in keeping
up-to-date with releases and information regarding Part L 2010 then please contact
PartL@iesve.com and we can get you signed up!