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Download or read book Non domestic Heating Cooling and Ventilation Compliance Guide written by Stationery Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-06-22 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 'Non-Domestic Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Compliance Guide' provides guidance on the means of complying with the requirements of Part L for conventional space heating systems, hot water systems, cooling and ventilation systems in non-domestic buildings. Its sets out the minimum provisions for: efficiency of the plant that generates heat, hot water or cooling; controls to ensure that the system is not generating heat, hot water or cooling unnecessarily or excessively;other factors affecting the safety or energy efficiency of the system; insulation of pipes and ducts serving space heating, hot water and cooling systems; and acceptable specific fan power ratings for fans serving air distribution systems. The guide also provides a set of additional measures which may improve the efficiency of the plant: these are non-prescriptive may be either required or optional depending on the type of plant.

Download or read book Non Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide for Part L 2013 Edition written by Dclg and published by Riba Publications Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is referred to in the 2013 edition of Approved Document L2A and the 2010 edition of Approved Document L2B (as amended in 2013) for non-domestic buildings as a source of guidance on complying with Building Regulations requirements for space heating and hot water systems, mechanical ventilation, comfort cooling, fixed internal lighting and renewable energy systems.

Download or read book Non domestic Building Services Compliance Guide written by Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide for Part L 2013 Edition written by Dclg and published by Riba Publications Limited. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is referred to in the 2013 edition of Approved Document L1A and the 2010 edition of Approved Document L1B (as amended in 2013) for dwellings as a source of guidance on complying with Building Regulations requirements for space heating and hot water systems, mechanical ventilation, comfort cooling, fixed internal and external lighting and renewable energy systems.

Download or read book Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide written by Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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