The Committee looked at regulations which impact on new-build housing in Scotland.
The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 will require companies which build houses to submit an "energy and environmental design statement". This will have to be submitted together with an application for a building warrant.
The regulations also require an "energy and environmental construction statement" to be submitted at the same time as a completion certificate.
Both new statements would have to show how the building design, and the completed building, meet building standards requirements relating to:
The regulations will come into force from 31 March 2028.
The Committee issued a call for views in order to learn more about what impact these new statements would have on house builders in Scotland and what benefits they might bring.
The call for views closed on Tuesday 14 January 2025.
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Letter from the Minister for Housing, 13 January 2025
Letter to the Minister for Housing, 19 December 2024