New Build Heat Standard (amended) 2024: business and regulatory impact assessment

Footnotes

1 Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment: New Build Heat Standard (www.gov.scot)

2 “Emergency heating” means a fixed combustion appliance installation which is installed to be used only in the event of the failure of the heating or hot water service system which is designed and installed for use during normal operation of the building.

3 Economic benefits of woodland management - Forest Research

4 The Stove Industry Association is the UK trade association for the solid fuel stove industry. It was formed to promote the benefits of modern stoves and biomass appliances, with members including manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers and installers of stoves, flue and chimney systems, fuel, glass and components, and key industry stakeholders such as testing laboratories, sweep associations, chimney sweep businesses, training companies and competent person schemes.

5 7. Impact on people using peat for fuel and on island communities - Ending the sale of peat: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

6 Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment: New Build Heat Standard (www.gov.scot)

7 Scottish Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Register - https://www.scottishepcregister.org.uk/

8 Scottish Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Register - https://www.scottishepcregister.org.uk/

9 This does not differentiate between buildings of different ages e.g. new buildings and existing ones

10 There are approximately 20,000 new build homes annually Housing statistics quarterly update: new housebuilding and affordable housing supply - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) and approximately 2.5 million existing homes Chapter 2 A 2045 Pathway for Scotland's Homes and Buildings - Heat in Buildings Strategy - achieving net zero emissions in Scotland's buildings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 Supporting documents - Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12 Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 (legislation.gov.uk)

13 7. Impact on people using peat for fuel and on island communities - Ending the sale of peat: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

14 Drawn from research developed for the BRIA on Ending the Sale of Peat in Scotland; it should be noted that the cost of operating a heating system will depend not only on the cost of the fuel but also how often this is used and the system’s efficiency.

15 Domestic Burning in Scotland, Asthma + Lung UK Scotland

16 PM10 is where particles are less than 10 micrometres in diameter and PM2.5 is where particles are less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter.