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EU Standards and Building Regulations

EU Standards

After over 15 years of involvement by our trade association to ensure that they are realistic, most EU standards have now been approved. Compliance is not compulsory so implementation will gradually take effect as the standards become more recognised and companies can justify the cost of certifying compliance. 

EU Directives and Building Regulations 

Solar shading was introduced into Part L of the regulations for most commercial buildings in July 2004 to meet the UK governments’ commitment to the Kyoto accord. Although the initial requirements seemed to have been introduced rather rapidly revisions introduced in 2006 allow for more accurate calculation methods that eliminate many of the anomalies of the original proposals. 

The need for solar shading is also included in the SAP Code calculations for energy efficiency of domestic new buildings that were introduced in 2006.

 

Index of European and UK standards and regulations