ADL2A Part L Building Control Compliance
Business Footprint is ideally positioned to produce the BRUKL Report, the document required by Building Control to sign off a new build. The report is produced twice, firstly at the design stage to show that the proposed building is expected to comply with the 2006 amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations; secondly at the "as built' stage to show that any changes that occurred during construction still comply with Part L.
To achieve a PASS, the fabric and building services should be no worse than the design limits set in the 2002 Regulations. In addition to this, the building must show a 15% or 20% CO2 emissions improvement, depending on the type of building involved. Furthermore, an additional 10% CO2 reduction must be gained through LZC, low and zero carbon energy sources.
It is expected that these design limits and improvement factors will be tightened up via the ADL2A amendments in 2013, 2016 & 2019.
The Part L 2010 amendments have been released, see here.
Business Footprint Ltd is currently assessing the full ramifications of these changes.
Which buildings apply?
- All new buildings other than dwellings
- Extensions to existing buildings other than dwellings, if:
the total useful floor area of the proposed extension is > 100 sq m
And
the proposed extension is itself >25% of the total useful floor area of the existing building
And
the proposed extension is itself >25% of the total useful floor area of the existing building
