Part L Regulations
What is Part – L?
Part L is the section of Government Building Legislation that concerns the Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions of all Domestic and Commercial properties across England and Wales.
It dictates the energy rating required for each individual property, whether it’s a New Build Property or refurbishment work being carried out under Local Authority Building Control.
More Detail
From 15 June 2023 an important update to the building regulations will take place which includes an uplift to Part L. All new homes must produce 31% less carbon emissions than what is currently acceptable in the present Part L regulations.
The changes could affect anyone undertaking a home improvement project, extension, renovation or self-build, so here's what you need to know about Part L, the new regulations, and how the changes will apply to your project.
What does this mean to you, our customers?
With these changes coming in to play. What will this mean to you and how will it affect your business? There are multiple ways that not getting involved with certain products will have a negative impact on your business. If you currently do not like to get involved with insulation for example but your competitors do. There is the potential to miss out on jobs moving forward. The big one, is products like solar panels. Although they are prominent on the market currently, they are only going to get more prominent and have a bigger impact on the roofing trade. With solar panels now evolving, the majority will now sit in the roof and take the place of tiles and slates for example. So as a roofing contractor, if you are not installing solar, you will effectively lose a large percentage of the roof that no longer requires tiles or slates. It will also mean as well as loosing at on material, you will lose out on the labour side. If you are willing to install the panels, you will be able to gain this lost business back straight away.
What options are there?
Triple Glazed Roof Windows
A lot of our customers are already familiar with Velux roof windows and alternative products. By upgrading to the triple glazed rather than standard glazing you are increasing the efficiency of your window and help you to comply with the part L changes. You can also use the alternative flashings with the thermal collar to further enhance this. Please speak to us for more details and prices.
Air source and ground source heat pumps
Although these are products that we will not stock or get involved with as a company, this is another option that will become more and more prominent on the market to help comply to the new Part – L regulations and legislation.
Insulation Products
Insulation is a very easy way to improve the thermal and energy efficiency of a property, which in turn lowers the carbon emissions therefore, helping you comply to the Part – L changes. This includes P.I.R rigid insulation, Multifoils such as Breatherquilt and Superquilt, Loft roll and more.
As a company we now stock a much wider range of insulation than we have previously. This includes the items listed above. Meaning we are able to supply all your roofing materials and insulation products at the same time. Please speak to us for more details and prices.
Solar Panel
A product already on the market and growing in popularity. Solar is only going to become more prominent with better systems coming to the market all the time. As well as decreasing your carbon emissions, solar is a product that will end up saving you a lot of money over the years. They are far more affordable than they used to be and the financial return is much quicker. For all these reasons it is a great option to help comply with Part – L regulations. As a company we are able to supply various systems already and are focusing on the development of supplying solar panels as we know exactly how big a role solar panels will play in our industry in the very near future. Please speak to us for more details and prices. We would advise that all of our customers look in to this and try and get involved as soon as possible.
