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Tag: Regulations
Don’t get MEES wrong – but guidance is not top-rated
In February, the government published official guidance on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard for non-domestic properties. Hywel Davies gives an outline of the guidance and identifies some outstanding questions
Breaking up is hard – and there’s no standard formula
Hywel Davies looks at what Brexit means for European Standards and the Eurocodes
Changing times – trends for 2017
Industry experts predict the trends that will dominate building services in 2017
A tight call – what you need to know about airtightness testing
Hywel Davies reviews the criteria for airtightness testing and for testers
Why the London Plan is targeting zero carbon
Hywel Davies discusses the implications for new developments in the capital
Building on Brexit
Julie Godefroy presents her manifesto for a post-Brexit low carbon Britain
What new regulations mean for broadband and security
Hywel Davies looks at the implications of Building Regulations covering both security in new dwellings and new provisions for broadband delivery
How to ensure compliance with the new Insurance Act
The Insurance Act 2015 came into force in August, and one of its major changes relates to the concept of fair presentation of risk. Hywel Davies explores the potential implications
The meaning of Brexit
On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. ‘Brexit means Brexit’, says the new Prime Minister, but what might Brexit mean for energy and buildings? Hywel Davies explains what we know so far