A Quick Guide to Terminology
Planning Policy Statement 22 [PPS22}
Governments national
policy for renewable energy.
Building Regulations Part L1 (2006)
2006 revised version of
the original Part L
SAP 2005 – The Government's ‘Standard Assessment Procedure’ for
Energy Rating of Dwellings
Used to calculate target emission
rate. SAP scale has been revised to 1 to 100, where 100 now represents
zero energy cost.
TER
Target Emissions Rate
DER
Dwellings Emissions Rate
Part J - Technical Standard Part J (Scotland)
Intended to
ensure that effective measures for the conservation of fuel and power
are incorporated in a building.
Part L1A
Conservation of fuel and power in New Dwellings
Part L1B
Conservation of fuel and power in Existing Dwellings
Part L2A
Conservation of fuel and power in New Building other
than Dwellings
Part L2B
Conservation of fuel and power in Existing Building
other than Dwellings
U Value
The thermal performance of a building material is
measured by its U-value. This measures the ability of an element to slow
down the transmission of heat. The lower the U-value, the greater the
thermal insulation achieved.
Planning Policy Statement 22 - PPS22
Encourages local
planning authorities and regional planning bodies to accommodate and
promote, where technically viable, renewable energy developments (eg
wind farms, etc) and place requirements on building developments to
provide a proportion of the site-wide energy from renewable sources.
EcoHomes ?
Assessment method that rates the environmental
qualities of new and renovated dwellings, with environmental performance
expressed on a scale of:??