Building Regulations: The Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard: Stage 2

Closes 16 Oct 2026

Standard 6.1 approved compliance methodologies for new non-domestic buildings

To help you answer questions 21 and 22, please read Section 6.4 of the consultation paper.

For Question 21, the consultation version of the 'Scottish SBEM v7' can be accessed at: Current live consultation versions of iSBEM

PHPP = Passivhaus Planning Package

21. Do you have any views on the development and usability of the consultation version of the Scottish SBEM v7?
22. Do you agree with the proposal to recognise a modified version of PHPP as an additional tool that implements the approved methodology for standard 6.1 ‘Energy demand’ for new non-domestic buildings?