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Rules are changing for home renovations A Garden

If you are planning a new build, an extension or conversion of your home, then
the changes to the building regulations are important. Building regulations make What more could I ask than fresh air to enjoy
sure that any work done on a property is up to a certain standard. From 15 June And a garden, I’ll enjoy them come what may
changes to the nation-wide regulations aim to improve the energy efficiency of And tomorrow, if the gods smile on me
homes and buildings across the UK. This will help the country move towards its
target for net zero emissions. The changes include ventilation where changes will I’ll do the same on another golden day.
help to improve air quality and ensure properties receive the necessary
ventilation. Conservation of Fuel and With leaves of Autumn - russet and golden
Power where changes will primarily Crunching and crackling, singing Autumn’s song
impact the energy efficiency Swirled into corners, covering Summer’s flowers
re qu i re me n t s f or bu i l di n gs . Like a soft brown blanket all Winter long.
Overheating where the new
regulations aim to limit overheating in With birds for company, robin’s quiet song
properties by introducing passive
measures such as fitting shutters for Home flying gulls overhead in the skies
shade and glazing design in new The sun slowly sinks, leaving rose hued tints
houses. Electric Vehicle Charging In the still air, A garden is earth’s Paradise.
where new residential properties will
require the installation of electric Eileen Richardson
vehicle charging points. More
information is available for residents
on the council website.
Look for me and I’ll be there

Dorset Council installs solar panels to cut carbon emissions
and reduce cost of waste services You’ll see me in Spring, when yellow And when you reach for the stars – if
crocus bloom, you dare;
Newly installed solar panels at two of Dorset Council’s waste depots are already In clouds and April showers – I’ll be When you’ve set your heart on a
producing over 200,000 kWh of renewable energy each year and providing most everywhere; distant peak,
of each building’s power needs. As part of the Public Sector Decarbonisation In young green leaves on the silver
Scheme (PSDS) which saw the Council awarded £19m of central government birch, Just look for me – and I’ll be there.
funding by Salix to make publicly
owned buildings more energy efficient, Just look for me and I’ll be there. You’ll see me in every happy, smiling
solar panels have been added to the face,
roofs of the Crookhill waste services You’ll see me in Winter, on hills white
depot in Chickerell, and the Poundbury with snow, In kind words and helping hands that
waste services depot in Dorchester. In heavy skies and trees leafless and show they care;
Similar panels have already been bare; You’ll see me in birdsong and children
installed in schools, libraries, and leisure In the foaming waves as storms lash the at play,
centres as part of the PSDS sea, Just look for me – and I’ll be there.
programme that is being coordinated Just look for me – and I’ll be there.
by Dorset Council’s Sustainable
Property team within the Assets and You’ll see me when the path is long and Eileen Richardson
Property directorate. The work also
steep,

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