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Passivhaus standard - determining the principles for a Scottish equivalent: SG response part 1 - regulatory changes

Proposed changes to energy and environmental standards within Scottish building regulations. Part 1 of the Scottish Government response and next steps following analysis of the responses to the proposals set out in the July 2024 consultation.


2 Summary of consultation responses

2.1 Summary Report

Consultation activity ran from 31 July 2024 to 23 October 2024 and received a total of 350 responses.

Respondent profile Number of respondents % of total sample
Individuals 164 47%
Organisations (categories below) 186 53%
Designer / Consultant 61 17%
Contractor / Developer 36 10%
Industry Association 21 6%
Local Authority 19 5%
Manufacturer 16 5%
Housing Provider / Registered Social Landlord 8 2%
Professional Body 7 2%
Voluntary Organisation 5 1%
Advisory Body / Committee 4 1%
Other - Commercial Organisation 3 1%
Other - Warranty Provider / Academic Body / Political Party / Other 6 2%

Note that responses submitted from individuals are not categorised by organisation type, even where an organisation type is noted by the respondent.

2.2 Publication of responses

Of the 350 responses received, 64 responses instructed that their responses should not be published. Of these 64 responses, 25 were from individuals and 39 from organisations.

Accordingly, following final quality assurance checks, 290 consultation responses were published via the consultation webpage.

The full consultation analysis and report is published separately and may also be accessed via the link on the consultation webpage.

Contact

Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot

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