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This section deals with requirement O1 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010.

Requirement

O1 Overheating mitigation
(1) Reasonable provision must be made in respect of a dwelling, institution or any other building containing one or more rooms for residential purposes, other than a room in a hotel (“residences”) to:

(a) limit unwanted solar gains in summer;

(b) provide an adequate means to remove heat from the indoor environment.

(2) In meeting the obligations in paragraph (1):

(a) account must be taken of the safety of any occupant, and their reasonable enjoyment of the residence; and

(b) mechanical cooling may only be used where insufficient heat is capable of being removed from the indoor environment without it.

Intention

The aim of requirement O1 is to protect the health and welfare

Requirement O1