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From the editor
Autumn’s winds of change T
he alarm bells which sounded last month over the latest changes to the Building Regulations have, thankfully, been quietly laid to rest. Fears of the demise
of the 1st October implementation date for Part L 2010 were somewhat exaggerated, it seems (with apologies to Mark Twain). More good news has arrived this month
in the form of a reprieve for all 152 building and refurbishment projects whose future was uncertain after the coalition government announced the immediate scrapping of the Building Schools for the Future programme (see our news pages). And fears over future further government funding for the Zero Carbon Hub, the advisory body that is doing important work on meeting low carbon targets, have been allayed with the announcement of a fresh cash injection. Autumn hasn’t arrived
It remains to be seen
whether consultation is a guise for slashing ‘red tape’ in the
regulations
ABC audited circulation: 19,728 January to December 2009
yet but it seems as if ministers are desperate to be handing out early Christmas presents. However, the unveiling of the Comprehensive Spending Review next month will no doubt dash any hopes of a reprieve on deep cuts to public spending – leaving industry to face the very real prospect of a ‘double-dip’ recession. But with the ‘arrival’ of Part L 2010 next month, building services professionals will have plenty to take their minds off the economic gloom. Throughout this issue of the Journal you will find plenty to guide you on the impact of the latest changes to the regulations, including, for example, revisions to Part F. As well as our news pages, see also our roundtable debate on lighting
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and the following article on the impact of Part L 2010 on that industry (page 27 onwards). Our article on ventilation and mechnical services (page 67) also offers food for thought. When it comes to further changes to the regulations, the bad news – or the good news, depending on how you look at it – is that we could well see the next tranche of revisions to the Building Regulations occurring in just two years’ time, instead of the expected three (see page 8). Whether this bringing forward of the changes is an attempt to speed up progress on meeting the national carbon-reduction targets is unclear. And how the move sits with the Conservatives’ pre-election pledge to ‘streamline’ the Building Regulations also needs clarifying. What we are clearly seeing, though, is the welcome fulfilment of another Tory pre-election promise to consult with the industry on a wide range of issues around
the regulations. It remains to be seen, however, whether the industry’s views will be properly considered, or whether the ultimate immovable aim of ministers is to slash regulatory ‘red tape’ under the guise of an open invitation for building professionals to state what they believe should be done to improve the regulations. Whatever the government’s motivation – and the industry must fully respond to the exercise – it does seem that the face of the Building Regulations could end up looking very different by the time of the next general election.
Bob Cervi, Editor
bcervi@cibsejournal.com September 2010 CIBSE Journal 5
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