Identify and assess improvements to energy standards for new domestic buildings within Scottish building regulations

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This project is to assess and identify the potential for further improvement in energy performance for new domestic buildings set via standard 6.1 (Energy demand) and supporting guidance within the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Technical Handbooks. This includes an increased focus on practical opportunities to limit delivered energy through both demand reduction and offsetting of demand. Specific consideration will be given to the ‘fabric first’ approach to delivery and other practice inherent in the cited Passivhaus standard. Lot 1: The aim of this research project is to assess and identify the potential for further improvement in energy performance for new domestic buildings set via standard 6.1 (Energy demand) and supporting guidance within the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Technical Handbooks. This includes an increased focus on practical opportunities to limit delivered energy through both demand reduction and offsetting of demand. Specific consideration will be given to the ‘fabric first’ approach to delivery and other practice inherent in the cited Passivhaus standard.