Building Regulations > England & Wales > E&W - Part L: Conservation of Fuel and Power

Edition date

2006

No. pages

Vol 1A (36pgs), Vol 1B (32 pgs), Vol 2A (36 pgs),

Current status:

Part L is undergoing a consultation process in 2008, which will lead to some minor changes. See 'Consultation on future changes' to the right for our draft comments. A larger process is underway leading to a major revision on 2010.

TRADA Construction Briefings

• E&W Pt L1A 2006 Brief summary of requirements (Version 1)
• E&W Pt L1A 2006 Detailed summary of requirements (Version 1)
• E&W Pt L1B 2006 Summary of Requirements (Version 1)

Obtaining copies, including associated documents

• To purchase a full set of the England & Wales Building Regulations through TRADA click here.

• Download Part L (4 volumes) for free
  http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/

Other guidance and useful links

• Govt helpline relating to changes to Parts F, L and P: Tel: 0845 365 4357
  http://communities.gov.uk/
• Air tightness testing by Chiltern Dynamics
  http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/
• Dept of Health - HTM 07-02: Encode: Making energy work in healthcare
  http://www.dh.gov.uk/
• Energy Savings Trust
  http://www.est.org.uk
• DCLG – ‘Domestic heating compliance guide’
  http://www.communities.gov.uk/
• DCLG – ‘Non-domestic heating, ventilation and air conditioning compliance guide’
  http://www.communities.gov.uk/

Consultation on future changes

• TRADA draft response to CLG consultation on Part L 2008

Training and conferences

• Timber frame

• Air tightness testing (from sister company Chiltern Dynamics)
  http://www.chilternfire.co.uk/

Commercial services

• Air leakage testing
• Building product testing
• Cladding design
• frameCHECK – timber frame consultancy
• Thermal analysis – windows and doors

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