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Microgeneration is not currently recognised explicitly in Approved Document Part L. We believe that the solution to this is to include it in the next update of Part L, and integrate it through the Standard Assessment Procedure. Labour MP Alan Whitehead’s Private Members Bill – “Management of Energy in Buildings Bill” includes proposals for amending development orders including the following: “It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, in exercising his power to make regulations under subsection (1), to have regard to the desirability of promoting the availability of microgeneration in new buildings”and “The Secretary of State shall by order amend Regulation 16 of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2532) to provide that the energy rating of a dwelling indicates the estimated amount of energy generated by the building expressed as a percentage of energy use for a typical dwelling of the same type.”See also Alan Whitehead’s “Management of Energy in Buildings Bill” |
