{"id":17870,"date":"2018-01-21T16:34:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T16:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=17870"},"modified":"2018-01-21T16:34:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T16:34:32","slug":"ihbc-cpd-boost-human-and-fabric-impacts-of-overheating-in-residential-properties-from-bsria-via-dbw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=17870","title":{"rendered":"IHBC CPD boost: Human and fabric impacts of overheating in residential properties from BSRIA, via DBW"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BSRIA<\/a>Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) has featured an article from BSRIA<\/a> by Tassos Kougionis, Sustainable Building Consultant, on how overheating\u00a0at home can directly impact the health and wellbeing\u00a0of the occupant and their productivity, and can turn into a\u00a0costly retrofit in the future.<\/h3>\n

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Tassos Kougionis writes:<\/p>\n

New homes need to meet high\u00a0quality<\/a>\u00a0standards, provide a healthy and safe environment for the occupants, be energy efficient and\u00a0sustainable<\/a>. In terms of existing homes, incentives such as ECO, the former\u00a0Green Deal<\/a>, local initiatives and the introduction of future policies as in the case of minimum EPC ratings for\u00a0rental<\/a>\u00a0properties, also support their continuous energy efficiency and overall improvement.<\/p>\n

Construction standards are driven by the\u00a0Building Regulations<\/a>, European Directives,\u00a0Local Authorities<\/a>\u00a0plans and requirements posed by the\u00a0stakeholder<\/a>\u00a0in support of improving their overall brand reputation.<\/p>\n

Challenges faced by the sector today include:<\/p>\n