Gwynne Anthony 2020

ART506 Dissertation 2019. Anthony Gwynne . 30 3.4.0 Drivers of change The drivers for making changes and improvements to the UK building stock and conserve traditional and historic buildings can take many forms, economic, social, environmental changes and building vulnerability (BS 7913, 2013). The following are examples of drivers of change applicable to this study: (i) Changes in climatic conditions over recent years have had adverse effects on traditional buildings and they are less able to cope with changing weather patterns (www.metoffice.gov.uk) , leading to penetrating and rising damp issues in a high percentage of these buildings (Prizeman et al., 2016). Occupants are suffering thermal discomfort, high humidity, damp and mold growth potentially effecting their health. Changes in climatic conditions and incentives offered by the Welsh Government (gov. wales) are driving improvement works to these traditional and historic buildings and these improvements works will require Building Regulation approval (www.nest.gov.wales) . (ii) Under the requirements of the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard ( MEES ) Regulations 2018, landlords of cold homes in England and Wales will have to improve the insulation and/ or heating of property before they can rent it out to new tenants or issue a renewal of an existing tenancy agreement. These regulations apply to any privately rented home banded F or G (the bottom two bandings) on an Energy Performance Certificate (www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-private-rented-property) . (iii) Building owners aspirations to improve energy efficiency, improve thermal comfort and reduce heat loss. In older buildings this heat loss can be typically: 35% through walls; 25% through roofs; 15% through ground floors and through draughts and 10% for windows and doors (www.theguardian.com) . (iv) Material change of use of a building. For example, the conversion of an agricultural barn into a residential dwelling or commercial building. Such work will most probably involve alterations, renovations and new works and will require Building Regulations approval (www.legislation.gov.uk) .