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Chris Champion, Editor The Government has announced changes to Part L of the Building Regulations which will come into force from June 15th, 2022. These are designed to reduce the carbon emissions of our buildings and will have significant implications for the design and construction of buildings – including window and façade systems.
WHAT DO THE CHANGES MEAN? By 2025 the Future Homes Standard will demand new buildings produce at least
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75% less carbon emissions when compared to current levels. To ease the way the Government has introduced new Part L regulations as an interim measure, in which all new buildings will need to generate 31% fewer CO2 emissions than the current regulations allow. This interim measure comes into force on June 15th, 2022. The new legislation means the thermal regulations for windows and openings are changing. The current U-values for the thermal transmittance of windows and openings into all settings (new and existing buildings) are to be upgraded.
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The changes to Part L of the Building Regulations are significant and have implications for the design and construction of buildings - including windows and façade systems. John McComb, Director of Technical Services at Reynaers Aluminium, talked of the implications for our industry at the Glazing Summit and now explains the steps that Reynaers has taken, over the last year, to prepare and to ensure their customers can be reassured that their products are fully compliant with the updated regulations.
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REYNAERS HELP TO EXPLAIN THE COMING CHANGES TO PART L OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS
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