Ventilation
New building regulations, new opportunity
In December 2021, the new Building Regulations were published, including the new Approved Document Part F (Means of Ventilation). They’re seen as a vital step to improve indoor air quality while helping meet the Future Homes Standard and Net Zero. Not only does improved indoor air quality help protect the health and wellbeing of inhabitants, it also protects the fabric of buildings. And this all adds up to being a great opportunity for wholesalers to upsell energy efficient ventilation. Natasha King, product manager at Vent-Axia, explains what this means for wholesalers.
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rom June 2022, the new Building Regulations will come into force and will impact anything without planning from that date. Anything that already has planning has until June 2023. But, what does this mean for wholesalers? Part F sets out significant ventilation changes from previous versions with a key addition to the Building Regulations a new sub section ‘Installing Energy Efficiency Measures’ in existing properties. This is set to drive adoption of low carbon ventilation as an industry standard and will have a major positive impact on indoor air quality (IAQ) in people’s homes. For electrical wholesalers this may result in a change in buying patterns and so wholesalers should consider what ventilation to stock
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in line with the new amendments to the Regulations.
It is also useful for wholesalers to be familiar with the changes to the Building Regulations so that they can update their customers. For instance, the new Energy Efficiency sub-section sets out that, “When carrying out energy efficiency measures to an existing dwelling, an assessment should determine what, if any, additional ventilation provision is needed, based on the estimated impact of the work.”
This side of energy efficiency improvements has been overlooked in the past but is vital. But, if ventilation is not considered, as buildings become more airtight to improve efficiency moisture is unable to escape resulting in condensation, mould and poor IAQ -which leads to ill health and damage
Natasha King
ewnews.co.uk
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