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Conservation of fuel and power Building
Regulations Competent Persons Schemes Self
Certification Business Opportunities
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International Concern about global warming
Security of supply
Increasing world demand for energy
Limited reserves
Rio and Kyoto
Energy Performance Building Directive (EC)
Changes to the Building Regulations
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We have one Planet Earth
We are using at present three times the earths
resources
Climate Change
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Main causes of CO2 increase

• keeping more of us warm/cool
• making and using more things that more of us want
• getting more people and goods from A to B
  
• more often and more quickly

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Saving Energy Its common sense

• wasting energy wastes money. Every 1 saved on
  the fuel bill goes straight to the bottom line
  profit
• managing energy cuts out waste, and ensures
  better value for all
• its the best financial investment of all

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Saving Energy Its common sense!
Source EnergyWatch
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Key parts of the Building Regulations
Part F Ventilation Part J Combustion
appliances and fuel storage Part L Conservation
of Fuel and Power Part P Electrical
Safety details are in Approved Documents
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Application of Regulations (1)
From April 2005 Part P Electrical Safety From
April 2006 Part F Ventilation Part G
Hygiene specifically Part G3 hot water storage
systems (domestic, unvented) Part J Combustion
appliance and fuel storage limited to domestic
oil and solid fuel installations.
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Application of Regulations (2)
Part L Conservation of fuel and power From
April 2006 L1A New dwellings L1B Extensions
to existing dwellings and/or material
alterations. L2A New buildings other than
dwellings L2B Extensions to buildings other
than dwellings and/or material alterations
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Need to notify Building Control Body Competent
Persons Self and third party notification
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Building Engineering Services Competence
Accreditation (BESCA) Training for Competent
Persons and Certifiers by HVCA Training
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Challenges or Opportunities?
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For the future ? Home Information packs ?
Inspection of boilers ? Inspection of A/C
systems ? Energy performance rating of
buildings ? Further regulation planned
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Further advice and information from HVCA Tel 020
7313 4900 Email contact_at_hvca.org.uk BESCA Tel
01708 860 406 www.besca.org.uk
Background photograph by courtesy of Haden Young
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