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Ene 09 Drying space

Number of credits available Minimum standards
1 No

Aim

To provide a reduced energy means of drying clothes.

Assessment criteria

The following is required to demonstrate compliance:

One credit

  1. For self-contained dwellings: an adequate internal or external space with posts and footings, or fixings capable of holding:
    1. One to two bedrooms: 4m+ of drying line
    2. Three or more bedrooms: 6m+ of drying line.

OR

  1. Individual bedrooms: an adequate internal or external space with posts and footings, or fixings capable of holding:
    1. Two metres or more of drying line per bedroom for developments with up to 30 individual bedrooms; plus
    2. One metre of additional drying line for each bedroom over the 30 individual bedroom threshold.

AND

  1. The space (internal or external) is secure.

Checklists and tables

None.

Compliance notes

Ref

Terms

Description
Shell and core

CN1 

 Applicable assessment criteria This issue is not applicable.
Simple buildings

CN2 

 Applicable assessment criteria All criteria relevant to the building type and function apply.
General

CN3 

 Multi-residential developments with CSH assessed dwellings
See criterion 1.

For buildings with self-contained dwellings also being assessed under the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH), the following applies:

Where CSH issue Ene 4 Drying Space has been achieved for all dwellings assessed under the CSH, the requirements for self-contained dwellings under this issue are also met. If this is the case, the credit under this issue can be achieved, provided any self-contained dwellings not assessed under the CSH or individual bedrooms in the building meet the compliance requirements for this issue.

CN3.1 

 Adequate internal space See criteria 1 and 2.

This is either:

An heated space with adequate, controlled ventilation, complying with the national Building Regulations relevant to the location of the building (rooms that commonly meet these requirements are a bathroom or utility room); OR
An unheated outbuilding, where calculations by an appropriate Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) or an equivalent professional demonstrate that ventilation in the space is adequate to allow drying in normal climatic conditions and to prevent condensation and mould growth.
The fixing or fitting needs to be a permanent feature of the room. Internal drying spaces in the following rooms do not comply:

  1. Living rooms
  2. Kitchens
  3. Dining rooms
  4. Main halls
  5. Bedrooms.

CN3.2 

 Building has no residential areas Please note that where a building contains no residential function this issue is not applicable and will not require assessment.

CN3.3 

 Supported living facilities This issue does not apply to multi-residential assessments of supported living facilities (for safety reasons, to minimise ligature risk to particular residents).

Methodology

None.

Evidence

Criteria Interim design stage
 Final post construction stage
All

One or more of the appropriate evidence types listed in The BREEAM evidential requirements section can be used to demonstrate compliance with these criteria.

Additional information

Relevant definitions

Secure space
For self-contained dwellings this can be defined as an enclosed space only accessible to the residents of the dwelling. For buildings with a communal drying space it is an enclosed space with a secure entrance, accessible to the residents of the building only.

Other information

Ventilation - Building Regulations

The following lists the Building Regulations relevant for the assessment of this issue specific to the country of the UK:


BREEAM UK New Construction non-domestic buildings technical manual 2014
Reference: SD5076 – Issue: 5.0
Date: 23/08/2016
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