Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 20042

1

The Building (Scotland) Regulations 20042 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

For regulation 17(1)(a) (continuing requirements)3 substitute—

a

accessible parts of every air-conditioning system within a building are inspected at regular intervals not exceeding five years; and

3

In paragraph 6.1 (carbon dioxide emissions)4 of Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction)5—

a

omit “and” after sub-paragraph (a);

b

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

; and

c

it is a nearly zero-energy building

c

at the end insert—

Interpretation of this standard

In this standard—

  • “energy from renewable sources” means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases; and

  • “nearly zero-energy building” means a building that has a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with a methodology approved under regulation 7 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 20086, where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on site or nearby.