Sustainable development policy into practice new buildings

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• Strong economy
• Make efficient use of energy
• Capitalise on renewable energy sources
• Reduce disposal of waste to landfill ...

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Objectives

• Places that people want to live in
• Reduce demand for energy
• Water management
• Control waste
• Build for a long life
• - flexible, adaptable buildings
• - build well and maintain

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Policy into practice new buildings
Building standards system Planning
system Conditions of funding - social
housing Procurement guidance - publicly funded
buildings Other measures - support for projects -
research
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Communities Scotland promoting sustainable
development ...

• Housing Association Grant conditions /guidance
• - Housing for Varying Needs
• - Secured by Design accreditation
• - Sustainable Housing Design Guide
• (2nd edition 2006/07)
• - New Cost Indicators additional allowances for
  sustainability features

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Procurement guidance promoting sustainable
development

• - Scottish Procurement Policy (including timber)
• - Construction Procurement Manual
• - NHSScotland Construction Procurement Policy
• - School Estate Building our future

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Support and Research

• Support
• - Sustainable Action Grants
• - SUST the Lighthouse on Sustainability
• Research projects
• - commissioned by Agencies and Divisions
• - with departments for England and Wales

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Already promoting sustainable development ...

• Building regulations
• Technical Handbooks

Buildings that are ... Durable Safe Healthy Access
ible Acoustic privacy Energy efficient
0 Durability 1 Structure 2 Fire 3 Environment 4 Sa
fety 5 Noise 6 Energy
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Embedding sustainability at SBSA

• Building (Scotland) Act 2003
• Sustainability steward
• Review process

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Review of Building Standards

• TH 2006
• Minor amendments
• TH 2007
• Proposed changes
• - structure
• - access usability
• - energy, heating, ventilation, biomass storage

TH 20xx? Proposed review - fire - noise -
durability, materials - security
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Technical Handbooks 2006

• 3 Guidance on rainwater harvesting systems
• 3 Guidance on greywater recycling
• - non-domestic buildings, management system
• 3 Revised guidance on mitigation of moisture in
  external cavities, timber frame walls
• 5 Refers to Housing and Sound Insulation
• includes design for conversions
• 5 Amendments to specified constructions for sound
  insulation

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Sustainability review ...

• Making better use of resources
• Guidance on safe design for timber, stone
• Fire
• Flooding
• Inclusive design
• Security
• Noise
• Interactions heating, ventilation, energy
• Energy performance

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Making better use of resourcesTH review 20xx?

• Research to inform review of Regs 8 10
• - Design life
• - Recovery of materials at demolition
• - Design for disassembly
• Re-use existing buildings
• - flexible, adaptable, well built, maintained

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Timber frame TH consultation 2007

• Structural guidance for small buildings
• 2-storey timber frame
• as well as 3-storey masonry

domestic structure SBSG 2007 ANNEX
C Small buildings structural guidance 1.A
General 1.B Stability 1.C Foundations 1.D
Masonry walls 1.E Timber frame walls 1.F
Timber floor and roof members
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Stone masonry SBSA guidance

• On-line guidance
• Background Properties of stone
• Standards Overview, relationships
• Materials Sources of stone. Lime mortars
• Tolerances Stone and other materials
• Detailing Backing structures, damp proofing,
  thermal insulation, fixing stone entablature
• Installation Methods of bedding, pointing, risks
  of falling masonry

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Fire and sustainability TH review 20xx?

• Major review
• - life safety issues
• - asset protection of new schools
• - timber cladding robust details

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FloodingTH 20xx ?

• Flooding resilience
• - Experiments to develop guidance on Improving
  Flood Resistance through materials, methods and
  details
• - SBSA contribution to DCLG, Defra project

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Inclusive design TH 2007 consultation

• Making homes easier to use
• - for more people, at different times of life
• - space in kitchens and bathrooms
• - enhanced apartment
• - provision for an entrance level shower
• - access to upper storeys
• Access to dwellings

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Security TH review 20xx?

• Target hardening
• - doors and doorframes (especially flats)
• - windows and windowframes
• Secured by Design

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NoiseTH review 20xx?

• Review
• - levels of performance, specified constructions,
  extending noise standards...
• Workshop with industry
• - NHBC, Proprietary Acoustic Systems
  Manufacturers, Association of Noise Consultants,
  Steel Construction Institute...
• Research
• - Performance of specified constructions, lifts,
  LA performance testing regimes ...

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Heating, ventilation, energy TH 2007 consultation

• Air quality
• - review of interaction of ventilation, heating
  energy standards
• Biomass storage
• - fire safety
• - space to limit use of transport for deliveries

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Energy TH 2007 consultation

• Drying washing
• Energy performance
• - SAP 2005 (lt450m2), SBEM (gt450m2) OR
• - elemental package
• - incentive to use low zero carbon technology
• Air infiltration, thermal bridging
• Low energy lighting
• Certificates affixed to building
• Energy meters

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Energy Performance of Buildings EPBD
consultation for 2007

• Consultation on Articles 7, 8, 9 - closes 11
  August
• - certificates, boilers, aircon
• Certificate of CO2 emissions for new build
• - SAP 2005, SBEM OR elemental RdSAP
• - from May 2007, affixed to building
• - no calcs for conversions, but certificate on
  sale or rental
• Certificates for sale rental
• - by Jan 20xx

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Already promoting sustainable development...

• National Planning Framework
• SPP 1 The Planning
• System
• SPP 3 Planning for
• housing
• Designing Places
• Forthcoming Planning Bill

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Planning Advice Notes

• PAN 45 Annex Micro Renewables
• PAN 78 Inclusive design (with Building Standards)
• PAN 56 Planning and Noise
• PAN 61 Planning and SUDS
• PAN 63 Waste Management Planning
• PAN 67 Housing Quality
• PAN 69 Flooding (with Building Standards)
• PAN 72 Housing in the countryside
• PAN 77 Designing Safer Places

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Planning policy into practice

• Local authorities current practice
• e.g. flooding, daylighting, accessibility
• New local authority practice
• - sustainable development policies
• SE support to LAs to develop policies

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Enforcement mechanisms

• Resources
• - planning officials / specialist officials?
• - training for officials, elected members
• - guidance for building designers, contractors
• Existing systems
• - compatibility / interaction with other
  legislation and guidance
• Scope
• - new-build domestic, non domestic
• - scale of buildings
• - conversions, extensions, adaptations

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Form of requirements

• Require a statement of how developments meet
  sustainability policies
• e.g. Highland
• Specify assessments, set targets
• e.g. Edinburgh proposals
• Other ways ... ?
• e.g. evaluation using BREEAM, EcoHomes
• Working with industry

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Learning through practice

• Communities Scotland housing associations
• - demonstration houses, developments
• City of Edinburgh council HQ
• - practical working-through of sustainable
  development standards
• - future adoption by contractor?
• Private sector
• - examples of good practice?
• - lessons?

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House-building for sustainability

• Site design
• - accessibility, drainage, community H P
• House-type design
• - long life, flexibility, adaptability
• Quality assurance
• - construction to match design
• Maintenance by home-owners
• - guidance
• Homes for Scotland Sustainability Label?

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• BUILDING STANDARDS
• linda.sheridan_at_sbsa.gsi.gov.uk
• www.sbsa.gov.uk

PLANNING susan.stirling_at_scotland.gsi.gov.uk www.sc
otland.gov.uk/Topics/Planning