The document discusses changes to sustainability standards for new homes in the UK. The Code for Sustainable Homes will be abolished and replaced by new optional requirements in areas like water, access, security and space that can be applied through the planning process. Minimum energy efficiency standards will continue to tighten and aim for zero carbon homes by 2016, though some exemptions may apply. A new voluntary sustainability standard is also being developed to replace the Code.

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The demise of the Code for Sustainable Homes
Presented by:
Claire Westron, Rund Partnership

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• The Housing Standards Review
• A new sustainability standard?
• Zero Carbon Homes by 2016?

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• The Housing Standards Review

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•Deregulation Bill to make changes to:
–Building Act 1984
–Planning and Energy Act 2008
Deregulation Bill

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•Changes to The Building Regulations:
–Amendments to the Building Act 1984
–Introduction of “optional requirements”
Deregulation Bill

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Five standards:
• Energy:
–Building Regulations only approach
–No optional requirements in excess of Part L
–Part L to move to ‘zero carbon’ by 2016
•Water:
–Current level of 125 litres/person/day retained
–New optional requirement of 110 litres/person/day (equivalent to Code Level 3/4)
New core standards

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•Access:
–Minimum access standards in Part M retained
–New optional requirement for accessibility
•Security:
–A single minimum security standard for new homes, based on best practice, as a Building Regulation
•Space:
–A new optional national standard
–Not a Building Regulation
New core standards

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•Optional requirements
–Will be applied as a Planning Condition
–Subject to need and viability
–Inspected and enforced by Building Control
Optional Requirements

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•Changes to Planning
–Amendments to the Planning and Energy Act 2008
–Removal of the clause that allows enhanced energy efficiency standards
Deregulation Bill

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Timescales
2015
Early 2015
• Deregulation Bill becomes law
• Statement of Policy made
• Publication of draft Building Regulations / standards
Autumn 2015
• New standards come into force
(water, access, security, space)
2016
• Part L 2016 - Zero carbon

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• A new sustainability standard?

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Standards lost from Code

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•Emerging themes:
–Customer focused
–Link between as designed / as built performance
–Reward quality and high standards
–Sustainability – environmental, social and economic
–Separate from BREEAM
A new Sustainability standard

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• Will we reach Zero Carbon by 2016?

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•Zero Carbon:
–2008 – Code Level 6
–2011 – Code Level 5
–2016 – Code Level 4 with remainder of emissions offset
– Small sites exempt
– 100,000 starter homes exempt
Zero Carbon definitions

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Zero Carbon policy
Code Level 4
Code Level 5

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Allowable solutions
Code Level 4
Code Level 5

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UK SAP ratings
0
10
20
30
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50
60
AB
C
D
E
F
G
% of UK housing stock
SAP Band
AB
C
D
E
F
G

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•Code to be wound down from 2015
•New optional requirements to be introduced from Autumn 2015
•New voluntary standard to be developed by the BRE
•Allowable solutions will give us the opportunity to improve the existing housing stock
Summary