WOBO thanks the Scottish Government for the links to developments taking place.
New building standards relating to energy and environment come into effect from 1 December 2022. Read more gov.scot/policies/build
Building regulations
Building regulations set out technical requirements applicable to building work to protect the public interest.
We publish technical handbooks which explain how to achieve the requirements set out in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004. We regularly consult with industry to review our guidance.
New publication: Technical Handbooks for use from 1 June to 30 November 2022 and from 1 December 2022
Following review of standards and guidance relating to external wall cladding systems energy and environmental standards, fully revised Domestic and Non-domestic Technical Handbooks are now published.
These publications includes amendments to Section 0 (general) and Section 2 (fire) which apply from 1 June 2022; and further amendments to Section 3 (environment), Section 6 (energy) and Section 7 (sustainability) which apply from 1 December 2022.
From December 2022
Designers seeking to comply with the standards or to submit a building warrant on or after 1 December should refer to:
- Building Standards Technical Handbooks – Summary of changes (December 2022) (PDF)
- Building Standards Technical Handbook 2022: Domestic Buildings, with updates to Sections 0, 2, 3, 6 & 7 (December 2022) (PDF)
- Building Standards Technical Handbook 2022: Non-domestic Buildings, with updates to Sections 0, 2, 3, 6 & 7 (December 2022) (PDF)