Building standards - energy and environmental compliance handbook: consultation proposals
We are consulting on this draft Energy and Environmental Compliance Handbook. Application of such guidance is intended to offer a means of demonstrating that an informed and robust approach to compliance has been applied to the standard related to energy and environmental performance.
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Background
Following review and consideration of responses to the July 2024 stage one consultation, regulations amending The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 were laid on 12 December 2024. These introduce the requirement for developers to provide an “energy and environmental design statement” with building warrant applications and an “energy and environmental construction statement” with each completion certificate. These statements will describe how the design and construction of the building complies with paragraphs 3.13, 3.14, 3.28, 6.1 to 6.7, 6.10, 7.1 and 7.2 of schedule 5 of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004. These are the mandatory standards relevant to the delivery of energy and environmental performance.
Through 2024 and 2025 the Scottish Government has worked with the Scottish Futures Trust and review partners to develop practical guidance to support the completion of the design and construction statements set within the Amendment regulations of 12 December 2024. Application of such guidance is intended to offer a means of demonstrating that an informed and robust approach to compliance has been applied to the standards related to energy and environmental performance.
The draft Energy and Environmental Compliance Handbook is presented for consultation and follows principles already under development for the Compliance Plan Approach but will also be applicable as a stand-alone process.
Consultation questions in relation to this draft handbook can be found in the main consultation document.
Contact
Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot