CADline Develops Integrated ‘Part L' Design Solution

Staines, Middlesex, 17 August 2006: Confirming its reputation for leading-edge building services consultancy and design, leading Autodesk Partner, CADline is developing an integrated software solution which will help the building industry meet tough new regulatory demands for greater energy efficiency in building design.

The latest Building Regulations Part L, which came into effect I April 2006, is in part designed to cut carbon emissions by 20 per cent in dwellings and 27 per cent in other buildings compared to the previous 2002 Regulations. "This provides a real challenge for the building industry and will have a profound effect on the traditionally ‘arms-length' relationship between architects and buildings services engineers," confirms David Payne, Product Manager, CADline.

"In future, under the new more stringent regulations, it will not be possible to use services to correct an inherently non-compliant design," he says. "As a result, architects and engineers will need to work closely together from the beginning of a project, to avoid the risk of months of design work being wasted, with potentially serious implications on building costs and penalties for late completion."

Integrated Solution

In response, CADline is bringing its wealth of experience of both architectural design and building services automation software to bear as it develops a fully-integrated, end-to-end software solution. "In order for building professionals to communicate effectively, their respective design software tools must also be able to ‘talk to each other', so taking both time and risk out of the design process," says David Payne.