46 INDUSTRY VIEWFINDER: BUILDING REGULATIONS (PART F AND PART L)


Had you heard of the recent Part L & F regulation changes prior to this research?


are being affected, and to fi nd out how ambitious certain aspects of the  uture omes tandard really are. This will be a challenge for many. hile  of our respondents are already building homes that would meet the new standards, and  already eceed them with standards such as assivhaus, almost half  have never built to the interim standards before with  being unsure, and a shocking  of our respondents had not even heard of the


changes to art  and  prior to this research. espite these maor hurdles, it is hoped that by umping them now, the industry will have developed the supply chains and skills necessary to meet the ever higher hurdles to follow. ith this in mind, below this study will investigate how this is going so far, and the challenges and benefi ts our respondents foresee in the future.


INDUSTRY VIEW


Only one of the three housebuilders that we interviewed for the qualitative data in our research has so far worked with the new changes. John Dally, tech manager at Hayfi eld Homes, says the housebuilder is already building homes that produce 31% less carbon than the


previous regulations dictate, with “some planning approvals demanding similar carbon reduction targets.” He says that the company is “still making plot starts prior to 2023,” however, so their current projects have not fallen under the new


regulations as yet. Sam Smart, managing director of Stonewood Partnerships, says the company’s standard specifi cation currently “far exceeds” the new and future requirements under part L, so these changes and stricter parameters “have not aff ected” the delivery of its units. He does note however that while they will also suff er no immediate impact of the changes to part F as they have already installed


intelligent air handling systems, “the requirement to provide photographic evidence will become a draw on managers and resources keeping the documentation up to date.” Lee Harris, chief executive offi cer at Springbourne Homes, was the only of the three who had worked on a project that fell under the


remit of the new changes, though even this was still in the planning stage. He notes however that the fi rm was already building projects to the equivalent of the new carbon targets – the company always


being “proactive rather than reactive,” having already changed all its residential sites to air source heating. “The protection of expended energy through insulation is essential in the same principle that you wouldn’t leave your front door open to let the heat out,” he adds, “so why would you not insulate the best you could.”


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