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EPISODE: 035 - APPROVED DOCUMENT S - INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
This episode is for people who want to know more about Approved Document Part S
You should like this episode if you ask yourself questions like:
What are the requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging points in new residential buildings?
Are EV charging points required for buildings undergoing a material change of use?
What are the EV charging point regulations for new non-residential buildings with parking spaces?
Do mixed-use buildings have specific requirements for EV charging points?
How do EV charging point requirements apply to buildings undergoing major renovations?
What standards must be followed for EV charging points and cable routes in residential buildings?
Are there exemptions for installing EV charging points in historic or traditional buildings?
What is the maximum cost allowed for installing EV charging points in renovations of non-residential buildings?
This is Bytnar Talks the Engineer Takes on Construction Episode 35 hi I'm Piotr Bytnar each day I help my clients plan and design building projects through Bytnar limited a Consulting Chartered Structural Engineers practice my biggest passion and the cornerstone on which I've built my business is finding clever solutions for construction projects I am a chartered structural engineer and a budding software developer so you can rest assured that I will strive to talk about the best practices and the use of new technologies in the industry and if you're embarking on a construction project or are involved in planning designing and building the world around us you'll find this podcast useful approv document s infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles hi guys and welcome to bitn talks your favorite podcast on all matters of architecture engineering and construction it is Thursday the 14th of November 2024 and I'm here back with you with the 35th episode and information on approved document s infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles it has been another busy week dealing with allart a e from simple assessments of cracks in the walls to advice on developments and designs of structures I'm glad to be able to juggle it all with the delivery of this podcast for you it makes the game constant but short breaks for recharging Family Life top my batteries up a little bit and make me plow ahead this week we have launched a feedback Gathering EX excise within the domestic client's world I wonder if you've seen it if you haven't look around and if you do give us a feedback back and tell us what you think about it we ask simple to share your disappointments and Lessons Learned on your projects in an attempt to create a plain language guide for domestic clients we are interested in views opinions and experiences and experiences of house builders extension Builders individuals and developers we find that institutions fall short in addressing the issue and we also find that professionals talk about their grievances more than actually being helpful and it does not cut through and is not particularly helpful to people who initiate these projects I hope you will engage with us on this one and send me an email or a LinkedIn message sharing your experiences for now let's go back to the delivery of these episodes starting with the rec of the last one first in the last episode I talked about the approved document R infrastructure for electro electric Communications of which volume one provides guidelines for ensuring your dwellings are gigabit ready requirement ar1 mandates that each dwelling has infrastructure are capable of a gigabit per second so 125 megabytes per second either through wired or fixed wireless connections from the access points to the nearest Network distribution Point exceptions include non-residential buildings major Renovations and remote locations with high connection costs developers should engage with network operators early in the planning process and they should reference appending B for building control requirements a table with information that building control require for compliance infrastructure should prevent air or moisture intrusion include fire stopping where needed and meet flammability requirements in specific areas so higher rise buildings and when you put your cabling on them walls each unit in multi-dwelling buildings needs its own gab capable termination point with PL bement guidance reference made to nhbc's n67 guide section two requires developers to connect new dwellings to gigabit capable networks in partnership with operators of those networks if costs exceeds 2,000 per unit developers may consider alternative connections Consulting at least two operators to verify the costs section three covers building control documentation including installation evidence an exemption request if applicable volume two outlines infrastructure for high-speed networks which is minimum 30 megabits per second when ra y ra1 does not apply typically for new builds or major Renovations infrastructure includes a simple access point and termination point with connections arranged by the developer as needed exclusions include remote historic and possibly even conservation Zone properties the past 2016 and nhbc connected homes guide are recommended for best practices in this episode I'll move to the approved document s infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles so without further Ado let's dive straight into this in this episode I'll talk about the statutory guidance contained within the approved document s infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles the document covers the requirements of Parts s requirements S1 to S6 and regulations 44d e f g h i and J both requirements s and regulations 44 with different letters come together as pairs it is contained within seven section section 0 to6 it covers the introduction charging Provisions for new residential buildings material change of use into dwellings major Renovations in residential buildings buildings other than residential either mixed use or not or new or undergoing major Renovations as well as standards for charge points and cable routes in the if you don't want to listen to the rest of it we need to make sure that new infrastructure when we are doing a major work to the building we we use the occasion to upgrade it so we can charge our future electrical vehicles for domestic reasons we'll be thinking about enough provision for every single dwelling whereas in other settings we we be thinking about every every fifth car so let's get into the Integrity of this approved document shall we all right guys starting with the text of the legislation first the requirements s will be followed immediately with the associated regulation 44 the erection of new residential buildings that's requirement s1.1 a new residential building with Associated parking must have access to electric vehicle charge points as provided for in paragraph 2 paragraph 2 the number of associated parking spaces which have access to electric vehicle charge points must be a the total number of associated parking spaces where there are fewer Associated parking spaces than there are dwellings contained in the Residential Building or B the number of associated parking spaces that is equal to the total number of dwellings contained in the residential building where there are the same number of associated parking spaces as or more Associated parking in spaces than there are dwellings paragraph 3 cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in any Associated parking spaces which do not in accordance with the paragraph 2 have an electric vehicle charge point where a a new residential building has more than 10 Associated parking spaces and B there are more Associated parking spaces than there are dwellings contained in the Residential Building application of paragraph S1 of schedule one the erection of new residential buildings that's regulation 44d paragraph 1 the requirements of paragraph S1 of schedule one apply in relation to the erection of a new residential building with Associated parking as follows paragraph two the number of electric vehicle charge points that must be installed in the maximum number of electric vehicle charge points that is possible to install at an average sum of £3,600 all for the connection cost of each electric vehicle charge Point connection the so-called the 3,00 600 cap paragraph 3 if it is not possible to completely fulfill the requirements of paragraph S1 paragraph 2 of schedule one as a result of the operation of the 3,600 cup cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in the associated parking spaces that would otherwise be required to have electric vehicle charge points but for the operation of the 3,600 cap paragraph 4 where the new residential buildings has or will have Associated parking that is situated within a cover car park a if there are or will be any Associated parking spaces situated in a position other than in a covered car park point I the requirements of paragraph S1 of schedule one must be must first be applied in relation to those parking spaces then double I if the number of associated parking spaces which are situated in a position other than in the covered car park is insufficient to completely fulfill the requirements of paragraph S1 paragraph 2 of schedule one cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in sub paragraph Double AA able a sorry the number of parking spaces in the cover car park which when added to the number of associ parking spaces which are situated in a position other than in the covered car park corresponds to the total number of dwellings with Associated parking where the total number of associated parking spaces is 10 or less sub paragraph BB all the associated parking spaces in the covered car park where the total number of associated parking SPAC is both less than the number of dwellings with Associated parking and 10 or less and sub paragraph dou C all the associated parking spaces in the covered car park where the total number of the associated parking spaces is more than 10 going back to sub paragraph B if all the associated parking spaces are situated in the covered car park cable routes for electric vehicle charge Point must be installed sub paragraph I where there are 10 or fewer parking spaces sub paragraph AA in the number of Associated parking spaces in the covered car park which corresponds to the total number of dwellings with Associated parking sub paragraph doubleb in all the parking spaces where there are fewer parking spaces than there are dwellings going back and Notch to sub paragraph I in all the parking spaces in the cover car park where there are more than 10 parking spaces moving on to requirement S2 dwellings resulting from material change of use where one or more dwellings with Associated parking result from a building or a part of a building undergoing a material change of use at least one Associated parking space for the use of each such dwelling must have access to an electric vehicle charge Point application of paragraph S2 of schedule one dwellings resulting from a material change of use that's regulation 44e paragraph 1 the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule 1 apply to a building or a part of a building undergoing a material change of use to result in one or more dwellings as follows paragraph 2 the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule one apply a if sub paragraph I the circumstances specified in regulation 5 a b or G apply at sub paragraph I the material change of use involves building work being done with which includes work being done to any of the following sub paragraph a to a car park that is located within the side boundary of the building where the nature of the work is such that it would be reasonable to expect that work is to include enabling the requirements of of paragraph S2 of schedule one to be fulfilled sub paragraph doubleb the electrical infrastructure of a car park where that car park is located within the side boundary of the building sub paragraph douc the electrical infrastructure of the building where a car park is located inside the building going back to notches to point B paragraph B subject to paragraph three if an electric vehicle charge point of each dwelling resulting from a building or a part of a building undergoing a material change of use can be accommodated within the incoming electrical supply to be to the building without having to upgrade the capacity of the incoming Electric electrical supply to the building and see if the building is not one in relation to which paragraph 4 applies now paragraph 3 if paragraph 2 A and C applies but electric vehicle charge points for some but not all of the dwellings resulting from a building or a part of a building undergoing a material change of use can be accommodated within the incom in Electric Supply to that building a the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule one apply in respect of the maximum number of electric vehicle charge points that can be accommodated within the incoming Electric Supply and B cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in the associated parking spaces that would otherwise have been required under paragraph S2 of schedule one to have had electric vehicle charge points installed paragraph 4 the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule one do not apply if a building or a part of a building is a listed in accordance with the section one of the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 b in a conservation area designed in accordance with Section 69 of the act or C included in the schedule of monuments maintained under section one of the Ancient Ancient monuments and archaeological areas act 1979 where compliance with the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule one would unacceptably alter the building's character or appearance paragraph five if the building or a part of the building undergoing a material change of use to result in one or more dwellings has or will have Associated parking that is situated within a covered car park sub paragraph a if there are all will be an Associated parking space is situated in a position other than in a covered car park sub paragraph I the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule one must first be applied in relation to those Associated parking spaces then sub paragraph I if the number of associated parking spaces which are situated in a position other than in a covered car park is insufficient to completely fulfill the requirements of paragraph S2 of schedule one cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in sub paragraph able a all the associated parking spaces in the kov car park where the total number of parking spaces is less than the number of sub dwellings with Associated parking or sub paragraph doubleb the number of associated parking spaces in the covered car park which went added to the number of associated parking spaces which are situated in the position other than in a covered car park corresponds to the total number of such dwellings with Associated parking sub paragraph B if all the associated parking spaces are situated in a CED car park cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in I all those Associated parking spaces where there are fewer parking spaces than there are such dwellings with Associated parking or sub paragraph the number of those Associated parking spaces that corresponds to the total number of of such dwellings with Associated parking moving on to requirement S3 residential buildings undergoing major renovation where a residential building undergoing major renovation will have more than 10 Associated parking spaces after the major renovation is completed sub paragraph a at least one Associated parking space for the use of each dwelling must have access to an electric vehicle charge point B C cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in all additional Associated parking spaces application of paragraph S3 of schedule one residential buildings undergoing major Renovations that's regulation 44 F point one the requirements of paragraph S3 of schedule one apply to a residential building undergoing major renovation as follows point two the requirements of paragraph S3 of schedule one apply if a the major renovation involves building work being done which includes work being done to any of the following I a car park that is located within the side boundary of the building where the nature of the work is such that it would be reasonable to expect that work to include enabling the requirements of paragraph S3 of schedule one to be fulfilled double I the electrical infrastructure of a car park where the car park is located within the side boundary of the building triple I the electrical infrastructure of the building where a cow Park is located inside the building B the Residential Building will have more than 10 Associated parking spaces upon completion of the work C subject to paragraph 3 all the required electric vehicle charge points can be accommodated within the incoming electrical supply to the building D the cost of installing all the required electric vehicle charge points and cable routes for electric vehicle charge points does not exceed 7% of the total cost of the major renovation and E the residential building is not to one in relation to which paragraph 5 applies paragraph 3 if paragraph 2 a b d and e applies but all the required electric vehicle charge points cannot be accommodated within the incoming electrical supply to the building a the requirements of paragraph S3 of schedule one apply only in respect of the maximum number of electric vehicle charge points that can be accommodated within the incoming electrical supply to the building and B cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in all remaining Associated parking spaces paragraph four if the cost of installing the required electric vehicle charge points and cable routes for electric vehicle charge points exceed 7% of the total cost of the maage renovation the residential building is exempt from the requirement to install any electric ve vehicle charge points sub paragraph B cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in all Associated parking spaces except where the cost of that installation exceeds 7% of the total cost of the major renovation paragraph 5 the requirements of paragraph S3 of schedule one do not apply to a residential building which is undergoing major renovation for the principal purpose of improving the fire safety of that extra external walls or roof of the building paragraph six if a residential building under going major renovation has or will have more than 10 Associated parking spaces a if there are or will be any Associated parking spaces situated in a position other than in a covered car park I the requirements of paragraph S3 of schedule one must first be applied in relation to those associate parking spaces then double I cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in all the associated parking spaces in the covered car park B if all all the associated parking spaces are situated in a covered car park cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in all the parking spaces in the covered car park now moving to requirement s for ere erection of new buildings which are not residential buildings or mixed use buildings where a new building which is not residential building or a mixed use building has more than 10 parking spaces a one of those parking spaces must have access to one electric vehicle charge point and B cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of 1 fth of the total number of remaining parking spaces application of paragraph S4 of schedule one erection of new buildings which are not residential buildings or mixed use buildings regulation 44g Point paragraph 1 the requirements of paragraph S4 of schedule one apply to the erection of a new building which is not a residential building or a mixed use building new buildings as follows two if such a new building has or will have within its side boundary more than 10 parking spaces a if there are or will be any parking spaces situated in a position other than in a cover car park I the requirements of paragraph S4 of schedule one must first be applied in relation to those parking spaces then double ey if the number of parking spaces which are situated in a position other than in a CT car park is insufficient to completely fulfill the requirements of paragraph S4 of schedule one cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a sufficient number of parking spaces in the covered car park in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of paragraph S4 point B of schedule 1 B if all the parking spaces are situated in a covered car park cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of 1/5 of the total number of those parking spaces now moving to requirement S5 buildings undergoing major renovation which are not residential buildings or mixed use buildings where a building undergoing major renovation which is not a residential building or a mixed use building will have more more than 10 parking spaces after the major renovation is completed a one of those parking spaces must have access to one electric vehicle charge point and B cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of 1/5 of the total number of remaining parking spaces application of paragraph S5 of schedule one building undergoing major renovation which are not to residential buildings or mixed use buildings regulation 44h point1 the the requirements of paragraph S5 of schedule one apply to a building undergoing major renovation which is not a residential building or a mixed use building as follows paragraph 2 the requirements of a paragraph S5 of schedule one apply to such a building if a the major renovation involed building work being done which includes work being done to any of the following I a car park that is located within the side boundary of the building where the nature of the work is such that it would be reasonable to expect the requirements of paragraph S5 of schedule one to be fulfilled double I the electrical infrastructure of a car park where the car park is located within the side boundary of the building triple the electrical infrastructure of the building where a car park is located inside the building paragraph B upon completion of that major renovation the building will have more than 10 parking spaces situated within the side boundary of the building so paragraph C the the cost of install installing the required electric vehicle charge point and cable routes for electric vehicle charge Point does not exceed 7% of the total cost of the major renovation paragraph three if the cost of installing the required electric vehicle charge point and cable routes for electric vehicle charge points exceed 7% of the total cost of the major renovation a such a building is exempt from the requirements to install the electric vehicle charge points and cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of 1/5 of the total number of parking spaces except where the cost of that installation exceeds 7% of the total cost of the major major renovation paragraph 4 if such a building has or will have within its side boundary more than 10 parking spaces a if there are or will be any parking spaces situated in a position other than in a covered car park I the requirements of paragraph S5 of schedule one must first be applied in relation to those parking spaces then double I if the number of parking spaces which are situated in a position other than in a covered car park is is insufficient to completely fulfill the requirements of paragraph S5 of schedule one cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in the number of parking spaces in the covered car park in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of paragraph s 5B of schedule one sub paragraph B if all the parking spaces are situated in the cover car park cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in a minimum of 1/5 of the total number of those parking spaces now moving to requirement S6 the erection of new mixed use buildings and mixed use buildings undergoing major renovation paragraph 1 the requirements of paragraph S1 apply in respect of the part of the new mixed use building that contains one or more dwellings and the associated parking spaces that are assigned to those dwellings paragraph 2 the requirements of paragraph S3 apply in respect of the part of the mixed use building that is undergoing major renovation that contains one or more dwellings and the associated parking spaces that are assigned to those dwellings paragraph three the requirements of paragraph S4 apply in respect of the part of the new mixed use building that contain one or more new premises that are not dwellings and the parking spaces that are assigned to those premises paragraph 4 the requirements of paragraph S5 apply in respect of the part of the mix building that is undergoing major renovation that contains one or more premises that are not dwellings and the parking spaces that are associated to those premises Now application of paragraph S6 of schedule One Direction of new mixed use buildings and mixed use buildings under going major renovation regulation 44i the requirements of paragraph S6 of schedule one apply to the erection of a new mixed use building and a mixed use building undergoing major renovation as follows paragraph two the requirements of paragraph S6 of schedule one apply if upon completion such a mixed use building will have at least one parking space situated within the side boundary of the building paragraph 3 if such a mixed use building has or will have within its side boundary cover car park sub paragraph a if there are or will be any parking spaces situated in a position other than in a cover car park sub paragraph I the requirements of paragraph S6 of schedule one must first be applied in relation to those parking spaces then double ey if the number of parking spaces which are situation in a position other than in a c car park is insufficient to completely fulfill the requirements of paragraph S6 or schedule one cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be installed in accordance with double I regulation 44 d4a in relation to the associated parking spaces for one or more dwellings in a new mixed use building Double B regulation 44 F6 sub paragraph a in relation to the associated parking space for one or more dwellings in a mixed use building undergo major renovation Double C regulation 44g power Gra 2 Sub paragraph a in relation to the parking spaces for one or more premises that are not dwellings in a new mixed Ed building Double D regulation 44 H paragraph 4 sub paragraph a in relation to the parking spaces for one or more premises that are not dwellings in a mixed use building undergoing major renovation now sub paragraph B if all the parking spaces are situated in the cover car park cable routes for electric vehicle charge points must be in accordance with i regulation 44d paragraph 4 sub paragraph B in relation to the associated parking spaces for one or more dwellings in a new mixed Ed building double I regulation 44f paragraph 6 sub paragraph B in relation to the associated parking spaces for one or more dwellings in a mixed use building undergoing major renovation triple I regulation 44g paragraph 2 Sub paragraph B in relation to the parking spaces for one or more new premises that are not dwellings in the new mixed building IV regulation 44h 4B in relation to the parking spaces for one or more premises that are not dwelling in a mixed use building under going major renovation now minimum standards of an electrical vehicle charge points that's regulation 44j for the purposes of this part and part s of schedule one El an electric vehicle charge Point must meet the following minimum standards paragraph two it must be capable of providing a reasonable power output for each parking space for which it is intended to be used paragraph three it must be run on a dedicated circuit paragraph 4 it must be compatible with all vehicles which may require access to it interpretation of this part and part s of schedule one cable route means a safe unobstructed route from the power supply to the envisage electric vehicle charge Point location for electrical cabling to be installed in the future there's quite a bit circling around the same information here really so it will be easy breezy going through sections now but it was what is 15 minutes just reading the bloomy legislation anyway let us start with Section zero which tells us where are these requirements applicable like new residential buildings new non-residential buildings buildings undergoing a material change of views residential buildings undergoing major renovation non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation or mixed use buildings undergoing relevant building work the section also mentions typically Associated requirements to think of like bkm and P so section one deals with new residential buildings as however the Secretary of State view is simple the requirement S1 and regulation 44d are met As Long as You Follow the document so we are talking about new residential buildings here with Associated parking spaces and the amount of charging points should be associated with either the number of parking spaces or a number of dwellings this spaces serve so if there are no parking spaces within the boundary we do not need to provide a charging point if some parking spaces are not required to have charging points we should Prime them for future installation with cable route if the cost of charging Point connection would be over 3,600 or some of the spaces are a covered car park the minimum number of charging point or cable route is either the number of parking spaces or the number of dwellings that the car park serves if there are more than 10 parking spaces and and these more than the number of the dwellings all the additional parking spots should have cable routes for all Associated parking spaces Associated parking spaces are just spaces within the boundary or in the control of the building owner the requirement for the charging Point applies when the car park is not covered and the the cost of connection of such is less than £3,600 the connection cost is the extra cost of the incoming electrical supply per electric vehicle charge point to provide the cost we will need to present two quotes to building control during the notice PL stage at least one quote should be from a distribution Network operator the quote should show the total average cost per dwelling excluding the cost of charging points as well as including such costs the average additional cost per dwelling when charging points are installed for all dwelling set with with the park in Space the maximum number of electric vehicle charge points that can be installed until extra grid connection cost exceed exceeds 3,600 per charge Point per dwelling so simple we just talk about the connection with the the supplier and spreading that across all the different dwellings and trying to provide as much as possible section two goes on to deal with material change of use and major renovation for residential buildings in this section both the requirement S2 and S3 are covered as well as the regulation 44 e and 44f so let us start with material change of views okay so this happens when we either add dwellings or flats or remove them from the building the requirements are similar to the previous with the difference that the number of points needed to meet the number of newly created dwellings so we cater for the new as historic and traditional buildings are always treated should be treated delicately when it comes to Integrations of change of their appearance depending on the type of the building and its setting it may not be required to provide the changing charging point or have it provided at the point approved by the conservation officer this requirement applies when undertaking a material change of use for every newly created dwelling where we will not need to upgrade the electrical supply to the building where the parking is not within the cover par car park when works do not all the appearance of a historic or traditional building and when at least one of the following works is done works like parking resurfacing or installing new electrical infrastructure work to the existing infrastructure work to the electrical infrastructure of the building when the car park is located within that building if the existing infrastructure does not have the capacity we will need to provide this to the building control by by send in them documentation like a written statement from a suitable expert or the distribution Network operator in such case we should install as many as we can and make it future ready with cable routes also the requirement to install charging points in Co in COV parking spaces does not apply instead the cable route should be used now major renovation of residential buildings will come with its own challenges including providing charging points where the renovation is Major The Works does not include solely the upgrading of the fire safety of the building Fabric and there needs to be more than 10 parking spaces for use by the dwellings renovation work included car park resurfacing or installation of electrical infrastructure work to the existing infrastructure and work to the building infrastructure where the parking is contained within it here also the number of charging points will need to meet either the number of dwellings the car park serves or the number of associated parking spaces application of major renovation requirements to residential buildings we should think about future proofing the building but not at all costs and the document basically limits us to either the existing power supply that needs to be sufficient in its present state or not to more than 7% of the total Capital cost of the renovation works the more points the better so if we can achieve more with the cable routes in the budget we should think of cable routs the associated parking space must not be within a covered car park the cost should include the installation meaning the point and the route but excluding vat and other costs like land statutory fees financing maintenance and operational costs covered car parks in buildings undergoing material change of use or major renovations well it's permeates throughout the document if there are no outside space for the charging point then do not install one under cover but do cable routes instead which by the way should be sufficient to serve the number of dwellings or all spaces if the number of spaces is less than the number of dwellings moving on to section three new buildings other than residential or mixed use buildings in this section we are being told that in new buildings other than residential or mixed us with more than 10 parking spaces one electric vehicle charge Point must be provided for the building and at least one for each five remaining parking spaces we need to provide cable route this applies to the parking space within the building or the side boundary the preferential position of the charging point and cable rout is not within the covered car park space if all there is is covered car park then the requ requirement of the charging point is no more but the cable routes remain section four deals with major renovation of buildings which are not residential or mixed use buildings where similar Provisions apply here but there must be at least 10 parking spaces for the building users provided following the works the major work constitutes same work as previously if these conditions are met then One charging Point must be installed and a cas route for each of five remaining parking spaces provided that means for 11 spaces we must install one point and two cable routes the limits on application are the same as with the renovation in regards to the cost Limited at 7% as well as the position of the charging point being outside of the co area however the one in five cable rat requirement remains in place in any circumstance section five deals with mixed us buildings and in this case in the case of mixed use buildings we approach it from the perspective of new buildings as well as the major renovation works and we mix the requirements S1 and S4 proportionally to the use Simple for major work we need to establish the proportion of parking spaces assigned to each use or treat for the more honor option meaning residential similarly like previously we think the external install ation of charging points and cable routes fast before providing such undercover for particular applications we are referred to the sections that deals with the particular use so the aspects I've already covered now section six stands for electric vehicle charge points and cable routes the guidance starts with the reminder of Regulation B fire safety and P electrical safety as well as the electricity at work regulation 1989 and the HS e HSR 25 the electricity at work regulations 1989 guidance and regulations generally the charging point should be designed and installed to BN 61851 electric vehicle conductive charging system be of minimum 7 Kow nominal rated output and have universal unth socket it should be fitted with an indicator to show charging status B minimum mode 3 specialized system running from the dedicated circuit or equivalent to follow bs7671 requirements for electrical installations and the iet's code of practice electric vehicle charging equipment installation we are also reminded on the applications of other legislation that may impact the installation like the alternative fuel infrastructure regulations 2017 now for the cable routes and locations for electric elect vehicle charge points this should be positioned so it is convenient for vehicles with different positions of inlets we should also think about accessible parking spaces where at least one such space should have a charging point or or a cable route or be pre prepped for future installation the best place for the point would be considered away from the maneuverable spaces of the wheelchair users and further from dropped curbs if the position of the point can be so to share between two spaces it should be so positioned for the cable routes this should be provided from emitted electricity Supply point to the Future connection location the route connection and position of the future connection should be all well thought and proper meaning sufficient space labeling and marking and prepping for future use in addition it may be also prudent to think about auxiliary elements that come with the installation of charging point when cable routes are installed these installations should follow a strategy for future charging points to bs7671 and I code of practice for EV charging equipment installation the strategy will follow the considerations of likely locations of future point and how the power supply to be to the charging point will be earthed the cable route should be so prepped so there is no necessity of building work for laying of cables and so it complies with bs7671 8,300 part1 IEC code of practice underground cable duck should follow bn61 386 part24 and be easy to lay Cable in not damage during back fing have drw rope with termination points accessible in future building fabric penetration should be sealed in regards to Vermin water air gas and fire color coding should follow nj's guidelines on the positioning and color coding of underground utilities apparatus the size specification band radius of all cable ducts should be such to allow future connections the network operators should be informed when the service is modified future locations for the connection should be identified and labeled and there is a spec for that too which is make it say dedicated position for electric vehicle charge point in 25 mm High letters over three L Lines within 56 mm by 194 mm signs that's pretty specific sign should be weatherproof for the location and readily visible for the future installer the future connection location should have space for the charging Point including space for Orin and electric vehicle access to install and maintain the point vehicle barriers if need be with sufficient space around the future connection location the typical required space is shown on the diagrams within the document for Flor mounted stations we need to think at least 220 by 450 for the station and at least 1.5 m to the side of it and 0.5 m to the back with the height of of no more of more than 1.2 M for war mounted however we think 200 by 400 box for the charging point at least 800 mm to the sides and between 700 to 1 M free space underneath it with the height of the actual box of over 500 mm so this is is it folks the approved document as infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles let's sum it up section by section in section zero section zero gives a scope of application these requirements apply to new residential and non-residential buildings buildings undergoing material change of use and both residential and non-residential buildings undergoing major Renovations mixed use buildings are also included where relevant building work is undertaken other applicable regulations to consider include requirement B km and P section one talks about new residential buildings where for new residential buildings with Associated parking requirement S1 regulation 44d are met by following the document charging points must be installed based on either the number of parking spaces or the number of dwellings served if no parking spaces are present within the property boundary charging points are not required for spaces without charging Point provision should be made for future installation if the cost is below £3,600 proof of connection cost must be shown to building control with quotes including one from a distribution Network operator section two material change of views and M major renovation of residential buildings well material CH change of use for buildings undergoing a material change of use requirement S2 and S3 and regulation 44e and 44f apply especially when adding or removing dwellings charging points should be installed to meet the number of new dwellings particularly if no major electrical upgrades are needed historical traditional buildings may be exempt or require approval from conservation authorities major renovation for large scale renovation with over 10 parking spaces charging points are required based on the number number of spaces or dwelling served subject to budgetary limits of 7% of total renovation cost C parking spaces do not require immediate charging points but should have cable routes for future installations section three deals with new non-residential buildings for which with more than 10 parking spaces at least one charging point is required plus cable route for every additional five spaces cable routes should ideally be installed outside of cover parking areas if only cover parking is available cable rout must still be provided if immediate installation of a charging point is not required section four major renovation of non-residential buildings well in non-residential buildings with over 10 parking spaces post renovation at least one charging point and additional cable route for every five spaces are required the installation cost should not exceed 7% of the renovation total Capital cost as in other cases charging points should preferably be be located outside cob parking areas but cable routes must be installed regardless section five deals with mixed use buildings and for mixed use buildings requirements are a blend of those for residential S1 and non-residential S4 structures proportionate to the building's use in renovations the more rigorous residential standard generally applies charging points and cable routes should ideally be installed outside with internal installations only if necessary section six standards for electric vehicle charging points and cable routes well the standards mandate compliance with relevant fire safety and electrical safety regulations like BN 61851 for charging systems and bs7671 for electrical installations charging points must be at least 7 Kow have Universal sockets and follow appropriate safety codes future cable routes should accommodate easy installation be clearly marked and compliant with standards for accessible durable and safe infrastructure placement consideration should account for accessible parking and appropriate spacing for ease of future installation in the next episode we will move to approve document t toilet accommodation brand new regulation I hope you enjoyed this episode and that the considerations of the approved document s infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles are a bit clearer for you now if you have any questions reach out to me on LinkedIn or send me an email I'm more than happy to help you out in BNA with with planning designing and managing of your projects and we are always glad to facilitate a free initial consultation to sterio in the right direction visit www.b now.co and reach out to us whether your question is if we can help you with your project or what should I do we will be able to give you a piece of no obligatory advice at Bitner we help our clients design and execute their dream homes or Investments if your building is full apart we can also help investigate the reasons behind it and to provide you with an appropriate strategy design and specifications for the repair thank you again for listening please voice up your opinions I'm waiting for you on LinkedIn and I want to hear from you see you next week Bytnar Designs The World Around You, Toodloo!
Piotr Bytnar BEng (Hons) MSc CEng MIStructE
Chartered Structural Engineer who deals with the Architecture of buildings. His Master's Studies led him to an in-depth understanding of risk and contract arrangements in construction as well as specialist knowledge in soil mechanics.
He and his team help homeowners and property developers to design and deliver construction projects reducing waste in time and the cost. He believes that the construction project is an iterative process that can be well managed and it is best managed if all the aspects of the project definition and management are dealt with in-house or coordinated by one organisation. His team works to all stages of RIBA and ISTRUCTE stages of work and enables contractors to deliver projects on-site providing risk evaluations, methodologies for execution of works and temporary works designs.
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