Amendment of schedule 5 – building standards applicable to design and construction4

In schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction)—

a

in paragraph 6.1 (energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions)—

i

in the heading, omit “and carbon dioxide emissions”,

ii

omit sub-paragraph (b),

iii

in the limitation to the standard, omit paragraph (1),

b

after paragraph 6.10 (metering) insert—

Heating and hot water – direct emission heating system6.11

Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that the means by which space within the building is heated or cooled and by which hot water is made available in the building is not by means of a direct emission heating system.

Limitation

This standard does not apply to—

a

alterations to, or extension of, a pre-2024 building,

b

emergency heating,

c

heating provided solely for the purpose of frost protection.

Interpretation of this standard

In this standard, “emergency heating” means a fixed combustion appliance installation which is installed to be used only in the event of the failure of the heating or hot water service system which is designed and installed for use during normal operation of the building.