BEAMA News
Following the enactment of updated standards on ventilation this summer, the trade association - BEAMA has published three new bitesize guides to help installers better understand and implement Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations in existing homes. Stringent building regulations The guides come at a critical time as the UK now seeks to make homes and buildings as efficient as possible in the wake of the cost of living and energy crisis. The drive towards increasing insulati...
Industry bodies say any legislative focus on trying to deliver cheaper and cleaner sources of energy must include a focus on improving the efficiency of homes and low carbon heat. UK government proposals to introduce a new Energy Bill must include fresh provisions to encourage building efficiency and low carbon heat support, industry body BEAMA argues. The association said that it backed wider energy industry calls to ensure that any fresh legislation will deliver meaningful changes to ensure t...
As the evidence around the health impacts of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) continues to build, experts from across the ventilation sector have come together to drive awareness amongst installers and the wider public that the Green Homes Grant can cover ventilation improvements alongside insulation installations. Green Homes Grant scheme The UK Government scheme, which launched back in September 2020, aims to support improvements to energy efficiency and indoor air quality (IAQ). The scheme hig...
