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‘Solutions for Compliance: Part L & Beyond’ went even better than we could have hoped – with the support of sponsors Recticel, Schock and IDSystems, all of whom provided insightful views of their own to bring a ‘real world’ focus to our discussion. Three architects from well-regarded practices in different strands of residential construction attended. For example, Shikha Bhardwaj, lead sustainability designer at Hawkins\Brown brought a strong perspective on how a holistic focus from designers could use compliance with Parts L, F and O “as a design tool.” The event was timely, as from 15 June all new homes starting onsite will have to meet demanding new standards in Part L, to reduce carbon emissions by 31% – and there’s a much bigger jump to make by 2025.


Tzeh Bin Cheong (technical director and residential lead, Shepheard Epstein Hunter Architects), explained how in his sector (i.e. medium rise urban residential projects), jobs underway pre-Part L have had to be revisited to try and work out how the thermal requirements of Part L can be squared with the new Part O’s stipulations on overheating. From Bin’s testimony at Building Insights LIVE, it seems that an easy solution is not on the cards.


Chris Perry, senior architect of TODD Architects, gave the group a range of interesting pointers, such as how Building Information Modelling could be usefully applied in 3D form using devices (rather than print outs!) onsite, would help contractors close the performance gap, and that modelling and testing was the key.


Another Chris (Chris Carr) provided key insights, as vice president of the Federation of Master Builders, as well as running his own SME producing high-end homes in Grimsby. He was eloquent and candid in expressing his reservations about the 2025 deadline for the Future Homes Standard in the discussion, and the likely cost implications of the FHS and Part L, plus other challenges for fi nding workable solutions. One of Chris’ ideas for improving the situation was for Building Control to sit on planning teams, and he expressed a need for more exemplar projects to show the way forward, while wondering why we don’t have window shutters in the UK.


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Our sponsors offered a range of views. David Clarke of IDSystems looked at the practicalities of raising the industry’s game to reach higher performance, and said some current products “were no longer fi t for purpose.” Schock’s Bill Hayward said there was a lack of clarity on what buildings now cost, post-Part L, and Recticel’s Simon Blackham thought suppliers needed more from specifi ers on requirements for embodied carbon data.


Our July/August issue will contain a full write up of the event, which it was my pleasure to chair!


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n 24 May, we hosted the fi rst Building Insights LIVE round table, at the appropriate location of the Building Centre in central London. We have been producing a range of reader research reports in the past couple of years, under our Industry Viewfi nder banner, as well as Building Insights podcasts, but this is the fi rst time that we have ventured into the live arena for a cross-disciplinary, in-depth industry discussion.


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