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Developing future energy performance standards for UK housing: The St Nicholas Court project – Part 1

Robert Lowe (Professor based in the School of Art, Architecture and Design, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK)
Malcolm Bell (Professor in the School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK)
David Roberts (School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK)

Structural Survey

ISSN: 0263-080X

Article publication date: 1 October 2003

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Abstract

This paper (and Part 2, to appear in the next issue) set out the results of a housing field trial designed to evaluate the impact of an enhanced energy performance standard for dwellings. The project was designed to inform the next review of Part L of the Building Regulations for England and Wales, which, following the publication of the UK government's white paper on energy policy, is expected in 2005. The project explores the implications of an enhanced standard in the context of timber frame construction. Although for programming reasons it was necessary to terminate the research project at the end of the design phase, the results suggest that the standard investigated is well within the capacity of the industry but it was clear that the whole supply chain will need to take a positive approach to the development of new solutions. The secret to a smooth and cost optimised transition is for the necessary development work to begin immediately, not when regulation changes.

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Lowe, R., Bell, M. and Roberts, D. (2003), "Developing future energy performance standards for UK housing: The St Nicholas Court project – Part 1", Structural Survey, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800310507131

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