Domestic building services compliance guide for Scotland. 2022 edition. V1.1 - February 2023

Publication Year

2023

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides guidance for complying with the building regulations and in particular standards 6.3 to 6.7 in Section 6 (energy) of the 2022 Domestic Technical Handbook. Covers Gas and oil-fired space and water heating, electric, solid fuel, community and underfloor heating, mechanical ventilation, heat pumps, comfort cooling, solar water heating, lighting, micro-combined heat and power and heating system circulators.

Document History

Building Standards Division. First published June 2022. Applies to Scotland only. Came into effect on 1 February 2023. This supporting guidance has been published in advance to support investigation into and the development of solutions to meet new standards. Will be applicable to work that is subject to a building warrant submitted on or after 1 February 2023; or work which, by virtue of regulation 5 of and Schedule 3 to the Building (Scotland) regulations 2004, does not require a building warrant, other than work that is completed before 1 February 2023, or not completed before that date where the contract for the work is entered into before 1 February 2023 and the work is completed before 31 May 2023. Any reference to the Building Regulations in this guide is to the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (as amended).

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