New set of Building Regulations published for consultation

It is interesting that the above mentions making the homes and offices of tomorrow warmer and cheaper to run.
when we know from our lovely new build schools that have modern insulation in them that there is a lot of over heating and air quality issues that are not being addressed.
How many of you saw the Climate change risk assessment that state that the number of days a building would be over 26 degrees will rise from 18 to between 27 and 120 by 2080.
I t seems we are designing in long term problems and as we retrofit cooling systems or other measures to make our buildings operational functional we are adding in long term expenditure as we seek to adapt the very buildings we have built to be warmer and more efficient. when in fact we are in the long term making them less efficient. We are already seeing a trend in serious fuel cost hikes for our energy I know where i have had to modify a new building to sort out over heating and air quality with more planned works scheduled that this is going to add more on a very large electricity bill.
Works that have happened in the last four years since the school was occupied have been 5 new large extraction units put on the roof to take out heat. shading retro fitted in the building. solar film to south facing windows. Boosted the air supply and extraction systems built into the building to there max which is still not enough. removal of radiators where they are just not needed. more air cooling units have been installed along with additional individual room extraction to assist air movement. engineering consults are working on ways to improve things further such as removing window re-strictors and fitting openers which will allow a window to open more but also restricting the possibility of some one falling out which would not add to my electricity bill. When you think of your working environment think also of the welfare of your staff /students/ clients / visitors good air quality is essential and proper room temperature ranges that can be kept in the comfortable range more often than in the extreme temperature range is going to make things a lot better for everyone.