Regulation 2 Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004

(1)

The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

For regulation 17(1)(a) (continuing requirements)^f2 substitute—

“(a)
accessible parts of every air-conditioning system within a building are inspected at regular intervals not exceeding five years; and”.

(3)

In paragraph 6.1 (carbon dioxide emissions)^f3 of Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction)^f4—

(a)

omit “and” after sub-paragraph (a);

(b)

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“; and

(c)
it is a nearly zero-energy building”; and

(c)

at the end insert—

“Interpretation of this standard

In this standard—

“energy from renewable sources” means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases; and

“nearly zero-energy building” means a building that has a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with a methodology approved under regulation 7 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008^f5, where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on site or nearby.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2004/406.
f2: Regulation 17 was amended by S.S.I. 2006/534 and S.S.I. 2012/209.
f3: Paragraph 6.1 was amended by S.S.I. 2006/534, S.S.I. 2010/32 and S.S.I. 2014/219.
f4: Schedule 5 was substituted by S.S.I. 2006/534.
f5: S.S.I. 2008/309. Regulation 7 was substituted by S.S.I. 2012/315.