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Changes to approved document L and F and Overheating Approved Document Requirement 01: Overheating mitigation Regulations 40B.<\/h3>\nChanges to approved document L and F and Overheating Approved Document Requirement 01: Overheating mitigation Regulations 40B.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Designing Buildings<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n On 15 December 2021 the\u00a0government<\/a>\u00a0announced changes to the\u00a0building regulations<\/a>\u00a0to help the\u00a0UK<\/a>\u00a0deliver\u00a0net zero<\/a>. This includes a requirement for\u00a0new homes<\/a>\u00a0to produce around 30% less\u00a0CO2<\/a>\u00a0than current\u00a0standards<\/a>, and a 27% reduction in\u00a0emissions<\/a>\u00a0from other new\u00a0buildings<\/a>.<\/p>\n All new\u00a0residential buildings<\/a>, including homes,\u00a0care homes<\/a>,\u00a0student accommodation<\/a>\u00a0and children\u2019s homes, must also be designed to reduce\u00a0overheating<\/a>. Improvements to\u00a0ventilation<\/a>\u00a0are also being introduced to support the\u00a0safety<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0residents<\/a>\u00a0in newly-built<\/a>\u00a0homes and to prevent the\u00a0spread<\/a>\u00a0of airborne viruses in new non-residential buildings<\/a>.<\/p>\n The changes follow a\u00a0public consultation<\/a>\u00a0and will come into effect from 15 June 2022,\u00a0paving<\/a>\u00a0the way for the Future Homes and\u00a0Buildings<\/a>\u00a0Standard<\/a>\u00a0in 2025, which will mean all future homes are\u00a0net zero<\/a>\u00a0ready and will not need\u00a0retrofitting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alongside amendments to the\u00a0Building Regulations<\/a>, 5 new\u00a0Approved Documents<\/a>\u00a0were published:<\/p>\n Transitional arrangements are in\u00a0place<\/a>\u00a0which mean that if a\u00a0building notice<\/a>,\u00a0initial notice<\/a>, or\u00a0full plans<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0building work<\/a>\u00a0are submitted to a\u00a0local authority<\/a>\u00a0before 15 June 2022, then provided the\u00a0building work<\/a>\u00a0commences by 15 June 2023,\u00a0work<\/a>\u00a0on that\u00a0building<\/a>\u00a0can continue under the previous\u00a0standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Housing Minister<\/a>\u00a0Eddie Hughes said: \u201cThe changes will significantly improve the\u00a0energy efficiency<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0buildings<\/a>\u00a0where we live,\u00a0work<\/a>\u00a0and spend our free time and are an important\u00a0step<\/a>\u00a0on our country\u2019s journey towards a cleaner, greener\u00a0built environment<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n