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HVAC strategies are set to substantially shift next year, as Part L 2021 moves compliance towards the electrification of heat. With Government putting forward their idea of what new homes and buildings may look like, GDHV review how much flexibility you have to create your own design.
A notional building is a theoretical design of a compliant building. Its intention is to be an aid to designers, showing how compliance might be achievable. As an aid, it is only providing an applied example and does not mandate certain technologies.
So long as a development meets the required performance targets and minimum standards within Part L and other Approved Documents, the strategy used to achieve this can be specified by the building designer and need not mirror those used in the notional building.
This grants designers and specifiers greater flexibility to ensure the project uses the best technologies for each individual project. It also stops industry being locked into a single option.
In 2019, Government launched the consultation for the Future Homes Standard. This included the proposed 2021 updates to Part L of the Building Regulations for new residential developments.
This is expected to become legally enforceable June 2022, with future targets set for a further change in compliance in 2025.
As a HVAC manufacture, GDHV has now helped countless developers, housebuilders and consultants understand what these changes mean and the solutions available to them to create a compliant building in the future.
Multiple solution offerings have been modelled to help you benefit from electrification, whilst retaining choice. Whether you’re looking to employ heat pump technology or direct acting panel heaters, GDHV can provide options
Download the company’s guide or request a CPD to find out more about the Future Homes Standard. You’ll also find out how the Building Regulations such as Part L are changing for residential dwellings.
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