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News in Brief Ministers confirm key

‘Investment’ Budget

The UK government pledged £2bn of equity from a newly created infrastructure investment bank to help boost public sector spending, in the Budget last month. The cash will initially be injected into green transport and sustainable energy, and in particular on wind power. The Renewable Energy Association, which had campaigned for such a ‘green bank’, said it could potentially issue green bonds as well as provide ‘cornerstone’ funding.

Getting connected

A consultation looking at how renewable technologies will connect to the grid has been launched by the UK government. Improving Grid Access – Technical consultation on the model for improving grid access, opened for three weeks from 3 March. It is hoped it will help renewable projects connect to the grid in time to meet the 2020 renewable energy targets. www.decc.gov.uk

More schools projects

Six more local authorities across England have been given the green light to join the BSF programme. The six projects are Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Gateshead, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire and Sutton. Each of them will embark on their BSF schemes by this summer.

BSF ‘transforms’ learning

Schools rebuilt or refurbished under the Building Schools for the future programme are raising pupil aspirations and improving behaviour, according to the third annual survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. More than eight out of 10 head teachers believe that the BSF scheme, aimed at refurbishing the entire secondary school estate, is transforming learning.

Correction

A News in Brief on page 6 of the March issue was missing a final statistic. The story should have read: Adults who believe climate change is ‘definitely’ real, dropped from 44 to 31 per cent in the past year.

changes to Part L 2010

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Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations

have finally been announced by the government, with the new amendments set to come into effect in October this year. The new Part L 2010 will tighten

up emission standards, with the changes requiring a 25 per cent improvement in energy efficiency above current standards for new homes and non-domestic buildings. The changes form part of the government’s drive for every new home built from 2016 to be net zero carbon, with all new buildings reaching the zero carbon standard from 2019. The amendments to Part L will

increase the minimum levels of energy efficiency for building fabric and services, so that CO2 reduction targets can’t be met through the use of renewables alone. Similar measures will apply to

new work on existing buildings, and will cover extensions and conversions, fabric renovations, replacement windows and boilers. The Department for

Communities and Local Government (CLG) announced the amendments on March 12, and, as the Journal went to press, the revised Approved Documents relating to Part L 2010 were expected to be published before Easter. Among the other amendments announced by the government,

Changes to the Building Regulations have been confirmed.

changes to Part F of the Building Regulations provides new requirements and guidance for installation and commissioning of ventilation systems. These measures aim to ensure that greener more efficient air-tight homes and offices are sufficiently well ventilated. Similarly, revisions to Part J –

including the requirement for the provision of carbon monoxide alarms when installing solid fuel appliances – are aimed at ensuring combustion appliances can continue to be used safely in airtight homes. The government is also

introducing changes to Building

Regulations Competent Persons Schemes (CPSs) and minor technical amendments to Part G of the Building Regulations, which will take effect on 6 April 2010. Geoff Wilkinson of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors said: ‘The industry needs time to train and raise general awareness levels, which cannot begin until the documents are available to us all. History must not repeat itself here – we just cannot afford a recurrence of the issues raised over the last Part L introduction.’

http://www.communities.gov.uk/ news/corporate/1503247 See Part L analysis, page 22

London landmark achieves double first for BREEAM

The new Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) offices at the More London development near Tower Bridge, is the first building in London and the first major office in the UK, to be awarded A BREEAM Outstanding rating, according to consultancy BDP, which worked on the project. The building, which has an A-rated energy performance certificate, includes biofuelled combined heat and power units, active chilled beams and lifts with regenerative braking.

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