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Our Spring edition contains articles for the entire AEC industry
ranging from the biodiversity duty to plant and equipment security.
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Stephen Hamil –NBS (National Building Specification)
James Ritchie –The Association of Project Safety
Malcolm Kent –Construction Equipment Association
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local plan. The ability to impose these standards is
dependent on the LPA demonstrating a local need
and also the viability of developments if the new
higher standard was required.
The developer must then inform their selected build-
ing control body (BCB) if an “Optional” requirement
has been imposed on their development. It is the job
of the BCB to enforce these as if they were the mini-
mum standard for that development in the usual way.
Space –In addition to a minimum gross internal
floor area and built-in storage area dependent on
the number of bedrooms, the standard will insist that
at least one bedroom in a two-bedroom home is a
double (or twin) room. Minimum room sizes also
apply as well as a minimum floor to ceiling height of
2.3m for at least 75% of the gross internal area.
This standard has not been incorporated into
Building Regulations. Instead, it may be imposed by
LPAs as a planning condition.
Water –Minimum water efficiency standards were
Foreword
introduced in 2010 and currently require that new
homes are designed so that calculated water use is not
more than 125 litres/person/day. This minimum stan-
Steve Evans BSc (Hons) MBA C.Build.E FCABE dard is to be retained with an optional tighter standard
Senior Area Technical Manager of 110/litres/person/day available locally ‘where there is
National House Building Council (NHBC) a clear local need’.
hortly before the dissolution of Parliament, the Security –The new mandatory Part Q standard
S
coalition government issued the final results of intends to introduce a level of consistency across
the Technical Housing Standards Review. Running different areas and consolidate around cost effective
to just over 4000 pages of legislation, regulation measures to reduce the incidence of burglary.
and guidance, the complete package was a ‘tidying
up’ exercise to deal with ‘complex, overlapping or Access –The new 2015 regulations substantially
contradictory housing standards’, replacing over 100 change Approved Document M to allow for new
different policies and standards into a single set of optional access requirements to be available locally.
national standards, most of which are published in Existing standards are to be consolidated with Life-
the Building Regulations. time Home Standard being replaced by ‘Category 2 –
Accessible and Adaptable Housing’ and Wheelchair
The final results of the review sees tiered regulations Housing Standards to be replaced by ‘Category 3 –
in Part M and Part G, as well as a new mandatory Wheelchair User Dwellings in Part M.
regulation for all new housing Part Q –security, as
well as a National Space Standard which has not I am literally still reading through the published
been placed in the building regulations. documents and coming to terms with the complexities
of the issues that the new system will throw at the
From October 1st 2015 Local Planning Authorities building control and planning professionals as well as
(LPA) can impose optional higher standards on space, our customers. It is going to be a busy six months.
water and access to residential developments in their The complete final package of documents and
area provided that they have set policies in their announcements is available here. ■
Editorial Team
Introduction
Lisa Carnwell
s this edition of PBC Today is Energy efficiency in buildings is also
A
put to bed, we are in the last extensively covered in this edition with
week or so of campaigning in many articles detailing the benefits of
the General Election. retrofitting and insulation methods.
Ed Matthew, Director of the Energy
Both the Conservatives and Labour Bill Revolution also explores the facts
are promising more housing, with the behind our fuel poverty crises and
Laura Evans
former committed to 200,000 new calls on the next government to make
starter homes built on brownfield sites home energy efficiency a national
Production Coordinator
Nick Wilde by 2020 as well as 275,000 additional infrastructure spending priority.
Designers affordable homes by the same date.
Andrew Bosworth Their recent announcement of the Finally, I would like to draw your
Ben Green
‘Right to Buy’ scheme however, has attention to an article from Malcolm
Sales not been met with enthusiasm and is Kent, of the CEA who provides an
Glyn Jackson
seen as achieving the opposite result update on the progress towards new
Jacqui Vickers
to the one promised. engine emissions legislation. The one
aspect of the proposed new legislation
The editor does not necessarily agree
withor endorse any of the views or Whatever promises are made, it seems which is potentially the most worrying
contents of the articles and features
within this document.All articles and a universal agreement that it won’t be for machine owners is that it would
editorials remain the copyright of the
authors, organisations andother enough to meet the housing crises. prevent the manufacture of all non-
relevant authorities by whose kind Stage V engines from the date the new
permission they are reproduced. All
information has been checked and is We open this edition with an article stage starts. Industry groups are not
correct at the time of going to press.
The publisher will not be liable for from Cllr Ken Browse, Chair of NALC taking this lying down and are pushing
any loss suffered directly or indirectly
who outlines his concerns arising hard for the draft legislation to be
as a result of the use of or reliance on
the information contained herein. from the NPPF and why we need a amended to allow the continuation of
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Contents
April 2015
22 |The Biodiversity Duty for 36 |SuDS at the supermarket
Public Authorities Martin Fairley Research Director at ACO
Planning and
Victoria Bankes Price, Planning Advisor Water Management explains how
Development at the Woodland Trust examines the SuDS have been utilised to achieve
Biodiversity Duty for Public Authorities effective surface water management
and highlights how guidance is lacking and biodiversity
in useful information
Overview
26 |Japanese knotweed control 42 |Planning online –
10 |Finding a planning
Tackling and controlling the spread of streamlining the process
framework to support
Japanese knotweed is a problematic Southwark Council explain the move
communities
issue that cannot be ignored. Here, from a paper-based planning
Cllr Ken Browse, Chair of the National
The Property Care Association Invasive application process to an online version
Association of Local Councils outlines
Weed Group have provided essential in an attempt to reduce paper
concerns arising from the NPPF and
guidance and advice for developers waste and to streamline processes
why we need a planning framework
for communities
30 |Reducing energy costs
18 |Sustainable building the while cutting emissions 44 |Time to address the
RE-Fab way Gregor Paterson-Jones, MD of Energy skills shortage
David Simpson MRTPI, Planning Efficiency at the UK Green Investment Julia Evans, Chief Executive at BSRIA
Advisor for the Alliance for Sustainable Bank gives an overviewof how investing examines the current construction
Building Products (ASBP) examines the in energy efficiency can help reduce skills shortage and urges action to help
RE-Fab approach and its potential to costs as well as carbon emissions promote the industry as an attractive
career path
allow for the sustainable deconstruction
and re-deployment of buildings or their
34 |A future flood resilient
components
built environment
One in 6 homes are now under threat 46 |Overriding our
20 |A route to resource of flooding from rivers, sea and surface Unconscious Bias
efficiency in Europe water. BRE’s Centre for Resilience is Elspeth Burrage, National Chairman of
Europe’s local government organisation calling for a new approach to dealing the Association of Women in Property
CoR, calls time on waste and a route to with the risks.Director of the Centre, explains what Unconscious Bias is, and
resource efficiency in the building sector Dr Stephen Garvin reports how it can be overcome
14 | Building for life
John Slaughter, Director of External
Affairs at the Home Builders Federation
(HBF) details how ‘Building for Life’
represents good urban design, and could
help with the national housing crisis
106 |The BIM Delivery Cube
Tim Cole of Causeway and Bill Healy,
Chair of the BIM Technology Alliance
explain how the BIM Delivery Cube will
support industry adoption of BIM, and
why it was developed
113 |The Information
Manager and BIM
Steve Faulkner, Associate Director
responsible for BIM Management at
the structural engineering company
Elliott Wood, and member of the
BIM4SME Core Group, reviews the
importance of the Information Manager
128 | BIM: Library objects 118 |BIM paves the way to
success
for AEC industries Tahir Sharif, EMEA Director Software
Solutions at Leica Geosystems gives
Stephanie Kosandiak Lead Programme
an overview of how BIM has been
Manager for Construction at BSI and adopted by civil engineers who are
now seeking to identify the role it can
Nick Nisbet Lead Technical Author discuss play in their field
how the BS 8541-5 Library objects for
architecture series will impact BIM 124 |The practical challenges
of BIM
Hinesh Mistry, Water Global Technology
Leader – BIM, at CH2M HILL outlines
the current challenges of BIM, but also
the confidence within industry that
BIM challenges can be overcome
48 |The NBS BIM Toolkit 80 |Open standards for
evolution open BIM 135 |The BIM menu of
Stephen Hamil, Director of Design and Dr Anne Kemp, Chair, BIM4IUK and information
Innovation at the NBS, outlines how Vice Chair of BuildingSMART reflects on Steve Thompson, Chair of BIM4M2
the NBS BIM Toolkit has been recent discussions surrounding BIM in and Market Manager for Construction
received around the country and what terms of the route to a Digital Built and Infrastructure at Tata Steel
happens next Britain and open standards discusses the game-changing potential
in efficiency improvements that BIM
offers, but says it will only be deliverable
55 |BIM: the story so far 88 |NBS BIM Toolkit to consistently with clear definitions of
Anthony Burd, Head of Market support enhanced EIR what information is required and a
Development and Stephanie Kosandiak, Stephen Hamil, Director of Design menu of information for a project team
Lead Programme Manager for and Innovation at the NBS, describes to select from
Construction at BSI, outline the growing how the NBS BIM Toolkit is used to
BIM landscape support Employer’s Information
142 |BIM: A view from the
Requirements (EIR)
coalface
63 |Getting our BIM data in Terry Gough, BIM champion at Kent
order 94 |Surviving the BIM revolution County Council outlines the challenges
Martyn Horne of the Landscape Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at faced as a Client attempting to
Institute’s BIM Working Group explains the Environment Agency discusses how implement BIM technology, along with
why BIM data in the form of COBie industry can adapt to the BIM revolution the challenges faced by working
requirements is not something to fear by utilising the standards and data practices both in-house and with the
currently available supply chain
73 |BIM and the SME: 147 |BIM for coastal
future-proofing operations 100 |BIM4FitOut – Tools of trade defences: Identifying data
Alan Muse, Director of Built Mark Norton, Chair of BIM4FitOut and In the second of a series of interviews
Environment Professional Groups at ISG’s Head of BIM for Fitout and with Carl Green, Head of Engineering
RICS argues that without the Engineering Services describes the Services for Wyre Council, we follow the
engagement of SMEs in the BIM latest tools on offer to encourage and progress throughout the construction
process, the UK could stand to lose its assist those embarking on BIM and operation of the Fylde Peninsula
global competitiveness in the long term implementation Coastal Programme
Building Control
Overview Party Wall etc Act 1996 Energy Efficiency
152 |The structural Eurocodes 188 |Following the correct 197 |Warm Up Bristol
Dr Graham Couchman, CEO of the party wall procedures A part of Bristol’s status as 2015
Steel Construction Institute details the James Jackson, Head of Training and European Green Capital involves
evolution of Eurocodes and what they Education with the Faculty of becoming the UK’s most energy
mean for today’s practitioners Party Wall Surveyors emphasises the efficient major city, as explained here
correct procedures to follow under
156 |Scaffolding training – the Party Wall etc. Act 1996
ensuring best practice
204 |Energy efficiency and
CISRS announces new requirements
housing: what next for Local
for the CISRS Part 1 Scaffolding
192 |The issue of fees for a Authorities?
Training course
party wall Ian Hutchcroft, Head of Local Delivery
Sara Burr, Chair of The Pyramus and at the Energy Saving Trust explains how
163 |Private sector safety –
Thisbe Club warns of the potential local authorities can retrofit for energy
newregulations miss
under the Party Wall etc Act 1996 of efficiency and deliver benefits for carbon
electrical danger
escalating fees should a dispute arise reduction, health, jobs and growth
Phil Buckle, Director General at the
campaigning charity Electrical Safety
First explains why the government’s
response to the review of the Private
Rented Sector lost an opportunity to
158 | Proactive building control
protect both landlords and tenants
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI outlines the
benefits of a proactive building control
Fire Safety Management
service delivering competence and
171 |SP205 certification for
independence in the construction sector
success
PBC Today outlines how the BAFE
SP205 UKAS accredited certification
scheme can increase business for those
offering fire risk assessment services
172 |A smoke alarm victory
Graham Ellicot, CEO of the Fire Industry
Association details the long campaign
to ensure that smoke alarms are
installed in all privately rented homes
Construction Safety
176 |CDM2015 and domestic
projects
James Ritchie of The APS answers the
questions most raised about the
new CDM Regulations with regard to
domestic projects
182 |CDM 2015 for FM
Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard
Williams Associates and BIFM member
examines how the new CDM regulations
are likely to impact the FM sector
185 |Excellence in workplace
safety and health
Behavioural safety is a key part of a
business’s journey towards ensuring
workplace safety and health. Jill Joyce,
Senior Policy & Research Adviser at IOSH
explains the process that companies
can take
210 |Bridging the Plant and Equipment
performance gap
Buildings rarely perform as well as
244 |Combatting
their designers predicted – energy
machinery theft
consumption can be as much as
Commander Neil Basu of the Metropolitan
double what was expected, so annual
Police outlines his involvement with the
energy costs can also be doubled.
CEA’s Security and Registration Scheme
This difference has become known
– CESAR, and how machinery theft is
as the performance gap, as explained
being reduced
by Andy Lewry of the BRE
248 |The ground you work on
216 |The INCA Manifesto – A
Kevin Minton, Director of the
future for EWI
Construction Plant Hire Association
INCA has published a manifesto ahead
highlights the levels of risk involved in
of the General Election calling on
ground conditions for machinery and
any future government to set out a
how it can be driven down
clear role for EWI as part of a coherent
energy efficiency strategy. Here, they
deliver their message
225 |Investment in energy
efficiency
Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK
Green Building Council highlights why
infrastructure investments for energy
efficiency should be a priority for the
government
228 |The NIA insulation service
The National Insulation Association
(NIA) announces the introduction of a
new service for Local Authorities and
Housing Associations looking for
insulation companies to work on
their projects
233 |Scotland gets tough on
carbon
Scotland will soon implement Section 6
2015 of the building standards.
Tony Millichap, Technical Manager at
Kingspan Insulation Ltd outlines how
the additional carbon reductions for
new buildings provide a strong base
for a near zero carbon construction in
the future
236 |Building a home? Build a
solar home
Paul Hutchens, Chairman of the Solar
Trade Association New Build Working
Group and Managing Director of
Eco2Solar explains the benefits of
fitting solar panels to new build
238 |A fuel poverty crises – 240 | Engine emissions – 2020 vision
why only infrastructure will do
Malcolm Kent, Technical Consultant to the
Bryn Kewley, Campaigner at the Energy
Bill Revolution explores the facts Construction Equipment Association gives
behind our fuel poverty crises and
an update on the progress towards new
calls on the next government to make
home energy efficiency a national
engine emissions legislation
infrastructure spending priority

10 |Overview
Finding a planning framework
to support communities
Cllr Ken Browse, Chair of the National Association of Local Councils outlines concerns
arising from the NPPF and why we need a planning framework for communities…
ndoubtedly the coalition government sees authorities to determine planning applications that
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the reform of the planning system as a key reflect the opinion of local councils without fear of
driver of economic growth. In other words developers winning applications on appeal, and
‘reducing all that red tape and bureaucracy’ from planning authorities being awarded considerable
previous planning policies, which according to the costs against them.
government hampered development and therefore
stifled the economy. Furthermore, we think there is too much focus on
meeting housing targets and not enough focus on
So the present National Planning Policy Framework the quality of developments or on the mix of housing.
(NPPF) in a ‘bonfire of guidance’ reduces it from It should be made mandatory to consult and engage
1,000 pages to just 50. But once the framework went with local councils in advance of submitting an
live in March 2012, the serious business of planning energy-related planning application.
began. The country needs a huge effort at a local
level to get plans in place that properly reflect the Local planning authorities should be particularly
integration of social, economic and environmental mindful of the need to support infrastructure
goals, and protect places people value. requirements identified in adopted neighbourhood
plans. We strongly encourage local councils and
So what does NALC think the impact of the NPPF neighbourhood forums that have an adopted
has been on local (parish and town) councils and neighbourhood plan to request from their local
communities? planning authorities a share of infrastructure proceeds
from Section 106 agreements or the Community
Firstly, NALC is a key supporter of neighbourhood Infrastructure Levy. We encourage local planning
planning which revolutionised the way local councils authorities to give full consideration to such requests.
and communities can shape and design the future
of their places. We recommend that the government revoke its
decision to limit to five the number of planning
We also support the broad thrust of the NPPF, in that obligations that can contribute to a single piece of
the rationalisation of government planning policy infrastructure until the proposed 2015 review of
statements and guidance notes to form a single the Community Infrastructure Levy has taken place.
consolidated document is in principle a good idea, In the meantime, local authorities should have a
and we think this should render the process of free choice between the use of the Community
understanding planning simpler and more open. Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 agreements for
the funding of infrastructure.
However, NALC believes the NPPF has not functioned
effectively in many parished areas since its introduction. We call on local government (including local councils),
We remain concerned about the ability of planning the property industries and the voluntary sector to