Building regulations 2025 - new non-domestic buildings: energy standard improvements - modelling report
Research output to identify and assess potential improvements in energy and emissions performance for non-domestic buildings constructed in Scotland set via Section 6 of the Scottish Building Standards (energy). This was to inform the setting of targets within the next set of energy standards.
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Glossary
AC Air conditioned (cooled)
ASHP Air source heat pump
BAU Business as usual
BDER Building Delivered Energy Rate, typically expressed in kWh/m²/year, representing the total regulated energy consumption of a building
BER Building Emission Rate, typically expressed in kgCO2/m²/year, representing the total regulated carbon dioxide emissions of the actual building
CO2 Carbon dioxide
DLUHC Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
EPC Energy Performance Certificate
EU European Union
HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Cooling systems in a building
kWh Kilowatt-hour, a measure of energy consumption
LETI Low Energy Transformation Initiative, a voluntary network of built environment professionals
m³/m².hr at 50Pa Unit measuring air tightness of a building
MV Mechanical ventilation, or mechanically ventilated
MHCLG Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
NBHS New Build Heat Standard
NCM National Calculation Methodology
PH Passivhaus
PHPP Passivhaus Planning Package
PV Photovoltaic
SCOP Seasonal coefficient of performance, a measure of the heating generator efficiency
SEER Seasonal energy efficiency ratio, a measure of the cooling generator efficiency
TDER Target Delivered Energy Rate, typically expressed in kWh/m²/year, representing the total regulated energy consumption of the notional building
TER Target Emission Rate, typically expressed in kgCO2/m²/year, representing the total regulated carbon dioxide emissions of the notional building
W/m²K Unit measuring the thermal performance (insulation) of a building element