Code is getting to be a hit or miss affair for each planning department around the country barring London, where you have no choice. I know in my neck of the woods, only Manchester City, and Harrogate councils are adamant about it. If they want to give you a hard time, some planners will insist on it in various councils around the Yorkshire area.
Went to a CPD session yesterday on sustainability. It was good to see how the big boys do things and how we can offer a tighter service for our customers by being a bit more customer focussed. Sometimes it is nice to be the little guy.
I think what I should tell you based on the session is that even though some of the points on the Code seem easy to get, you really have to keep in mind that there are several considerations for each instance. For example, the bike storage. On the face of it, give them a place to park a bike and they should be happy right? Well, if you do it in your garage and give them the required space, then it is fine. Try to do it outside in a shed and it becomes a whole another kettle of fish.
One other thing I gathered from the day was that the Code is really government preparing the industry for the regulations. I never really grasped that aspect before. If you look at Part L1A and how the energy requirements in 2010 are 25% improved over the last set, then look at Code level 3 and it is 25% improved over the same requirements for energy, you can see where this is going to go as new iterations of the building control regulations come about.
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Went to a CPD session yesterday on sustainability. It was good to see how the big boys do things and how we can offer a tighter service for our customers by being a bit more customer focussed. Sometimes it is nice to be the little guy.
I think what I should tell you based on the session is that even though some of the points on the Code seem easy to get, you really have to keep in mind that there are several considerations for each instance. For example, the bike storage. On the face of it, give them a place to park a bike and they should be happy right? Well, if you do it in your garage and give them the required space, then it is fine. Try to do it outside in a shed and it becomes a whole another kettle of fish.
One other thing I gathered from the day was that the Code is really government preparing the industry for the regulations. I never really grasped that aspect before. If you look at Part L1A and how the energy requirements in 2010 are 25% improved over the last set, then look at Code level 3 and it is 25% improved over the same requirements for energy, you can see where this is going to go as new iterations of the building control regulations come about.
Call us and we can walk you through the issues and the concerns that you might be having.
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