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BUILDING REGULATIONS
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SERVICES
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Rainwater harvesting – an essential environmental solution
Low groundwater levels, dried up rivers and depleted reservoirs have now recovered after record-breaking summer rainfall and devastating floods. But concerns remain about future water supplies as population and housing growth – and the increasingly unpredictable rainfall that is expected to come with climate change – intensify pressure on finite resources, writes Jonathan Dennis, Water Analyst, the Environment Agency
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.jpg "Rainwater harvesting – an essential environmental solution") |
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Airtightness explained
Chiltern Dynamics has issued a new free technical information sheet on air tightness testing. Head of Energy Section Tom Gregory discusses the key issues between pass and fail
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-1.jpg "Airtightness explained") |
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Tackling urban flood risk
More than 55,000 homes and businesses affected, uninsured losses approaching £3 billion and thousands of people left facing the traumatic consequences of major flooding. Simon Hughes (pictured right), Head of Inland Strategy at the Environment
Agency says the unprecedented events of last summer – the wettest May to July period on record – can leave us in no doubt about the challenges we face
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Going with the flow
Traditional drainage systems aim to convey water away from a site as quickly and efficiently as possible usually via underground piped systems. In some cases water from surface run-off is combined with foul water and often directed to one combined sewer which, during extreme events can overflow to water courses through a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) which can pose a threat to human and environmental health, writes Paul Shaffer, Associate, CIRIA
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.jpg "Going with the flow") |
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Part L – much more than a necessary evil
18 months on, numerous articles have been written about the new Part L. Consultancies nationwide have risen to the challenge of demystifying it. So why is the latest Part L legislation still causing problems for so many? Here Don Howard, Technical Director of Energist UK – a leading specialist in Part L compliance, SAP, SBEM and the Code for Sustainable Homes – highlights the areas which currently need to be given serious attention – and why
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.jpg "Part L – much more than a necessary evil") |
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Timber takes up the airtightness challenge
Robin Lancashire of TRADA FrameCHECK explains how timber frame buildings can help the construction industry meet Part L requirements and win the battle against air leakage
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.jpg "Timber takes up the airtightness challenge") |
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Conservation of fuel and power - another broken promise?
The Government manifesto commits us to reduce CO2 emissions by 20% by 2010. John Boanson, architect / Technical author, National Building Specification, argues that there is no way that the current energy regulations are going to save anywhere near this target
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.jpg "Conservation of fuel and power - another broken promise?") |
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Specified waste water solutions
National Building Specification (NBS) Technical Author, John Glen, dips his toes into some unwanted urban water, and shows how many NBS work sections can contribute to resolving this issue
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.jpg "Specified waste water solutions") |
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Acclimatise to the extreme
The Boscastle floods and the Birmingham tornado are both examples of intense weather events that have hit the UK in the recent years. There are many who have suggested that extreme weather events of this kind will become more common with climate change.
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.jpg "Acclimatise to the extreme") |
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SUDS – Tackling the drain on our natural resources
The management of stormwater within the urban environment is an increasingly important issue. Over the past 30 years it has become clear that the combined effects of covering large areas of urban catchments with impervious surfaces are not without consequence.
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