Green regulation
Government unveils energy efficiency plans
Minister says new Part L regulations will encourage Green Deal take-up
Roll-out of heat pumps in doubt thanks to BRE proposals
Changes to regs would see heat pumps gain less credit for saving carbon than at present
Part L in practice
It was always going to be a big ask to meet the new energy performance and carbon reducing standards. But this project team seems to have found some (not too expensive) answers
A path to zero carbon?
Welcome to this year’s guide to codes and regulations, including Part L, energy research projects and innovative products
Government rules out sprinklers for new homes
Proposals to make sprinklers mandatory for all new homes dismissed
The better homes lab
Designing energy-efficient homes is the easy bit - making sure the dwelling performs as expected is more tricky. That’s why forward-thinking housebuilders are embarking on some serious research. Alex Smith verifies the results
Regs round-up
A whole alphabet of regulations may be changed soon, as the government aims to tighten up energy efficiency, while not overburdening businesses. It’s already rewritten the definition of zero carbon. Here’s what’s in force and what’s coming up
Prisk to cut developer red tape
But construction minister declines call to combine listed and ancient buildings regimes
New Part L could face six-month delay
Energy regulation still to be approved by coalition as compliance software is held up
