New Build Heat Standard (amended) 2024: island communities impact assessment

Addition to the New Build Heat Standard 2024 – island and communities impact assessment . It is necessary to review this in conjunction with the fuller island communities impact assessment (ICIA) to ensure the context of earlier decision making and measures are fully understood.


3. Objective

3.1. The objective of the original New Build Heat Standard was to prevent all greenhouse gas emissions at point of use associated with delivering space heating, hot water, and cooling in new buildings, as well as conversions of existing buildings under specific circumstances. It also looked at improving air quality. The Standard covers both domestic and non-domestic buildings applying for a building warrant from 1 April 2024 onward.

3.2. The revised NBHS will continue to prohibit the use of direct emissions heating systems in new buildings applying for a building warrant from 1 April 2024 onwards but will allow the use of bioenergy and peat heating systems, as well all secondary heating systems.

3.3. While the core objective of the NBHS remains the same, this revision to the NBHS looks to address concerns on the resilience of communities during periods of extreme weather and other events which may cause the failure of the main heating system, and respect cultural practices.

Contact

Email: 2024heatstandard@gov.scot

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