Hywel Davies assesses the implications of the government’s fire safety implementation plan
Tag: Regulations
Pump assemblers must step up to the mark
Mechanical and electrical consultants risk breaking the law unless they ensure packaged plant systems – and not just individual components – are CE Marked, says Gary Wilde, of the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association
Skills for the future
Digital construction and zero carbon buildings are changing how the building services industry develops its engineers, says Hywel Davies
Highlighting the line of duty on building designs
Engineers have a duty to act with reasonable skill and care, but that doesn’t necessarily mean their designs are fit for purpose under the law, says CNS Consult’s Vincent Fogarty, who summarises designers’ legal obligations
EPCs – call for evidence
CIBSE wants better enforcement and detailed recommendation reports, says Sara Kassam
Regulations review: how much, how soon?
CIBSE believes substantial changes to Building Regulations Part L are required to achieve real and significant energy and carbon savings, says the Institution’s Julie Godefroy
Time to act – the consequences of not limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C
The IPCC’s Special Report 15 considers the consequences of not limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C – and they’re not good, says Hywel Davies
Chequered future – F-Gas regulations post Brexit
Hywel Davies on what the UK’s exit from the EU on 29 March 2019 will mean for F-Gas regulations
How lower carbon factors in SAP will change heating design
A new draft version of SAP has more than halved the CO2 emissions factors for electricity. Alex Smith looks at how changes to the energy use calculation could accelerate a move from gas to electric heating in homes
Consultation update: Clean Air Strategy, London Plan, EPCs, SAP, Building Regulations
This month, CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy outlines key consultations on carbon and air quality policies