On 1st October 2019 Government’s MHCLG published The Future Homes Standard consultation. iATS communicated it’s publication and summarised the changes for air tightness testers which was published as a news item on the 2nd October. Our sister company, Elmhurst Energy, then embarked on a countrywide tour of briefing events which Read more…
There has been much coverage in the press and on social media that the proposed changes to the building regulations in England could result in homes that are worse than the current standards. Elmhurst Energy (owners of iATS) disagree and have carried out their own investigation: Following the publication of Read more…
On 17th October 2019, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) released a revised draft of TM23: Testing buildings for air leakage, for consultation. This was in response to the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Governments (MHCLG) consultation on The Future Homes Standard. Within this consultation it was Read more…
On 1st October 2019, the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published The Future Homes Standard consultation. Within Chapter 5 of this consultation, it was proposed that an airtightness testing methodology written by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) should be approved. The reasoning for this Read more…
Yesterday the Welsh Government released its consultation on changes to Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) and Part F (Ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings. The Welsh Government states: “This consultation sets out our plans to improve the energy efficiency requirements for new homes in 2020. The Read more…
On 1st October 2019 Government’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published The Future Homes Standard consultation. iATS communicated its publication and summarised the changes for air tightness testers which was published as a news item on the 2nd October. Our sister company, Elmhurst Energy, then embarked on Read more…
Yesterday the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) published a draft consultation of its airtightness testing methodology, which can be viewed here. This follows the government’s announcement in the Future Homes Standard Consultation that they were in the the process of approving a methodology that was independent of all organisations Read more…
Yesterday the government released the long awaited consultation on changes to Part L and Part F of the UK Building Regulations. The Future Home Standard consultation proposes options for raising the bar on energy efficiency standards for new build homes, and as expected proposes changes to ‘Part F’- the ventilation standards. Read more…
The long-awaited PAS 2035 framework has been released, which is the standard to which all retrofit energy efficiency measures should adhere to. But why is this good news for iATS members? In order to meet the government’s target of net zero carbo emissions by 2050, the energy efficiency of the Read more…
The Independent AirTightness Scheme (iATS) is pleased to announce its new integration facility with software provider Retrotec. iATS members who use Retroctec’s ‘FanTestic’ software will now be able to seamlessly transfer data into the iATS lodgement portal, eliminating the need for manual entry of data and minimising the risk of Read more…