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Should the UK domestic dwelling have a plant room

Sergio Fernandez

Should it be made mandatory for a UK new build domestic dwelling to have a plant room factored in at the design stage?  Something like 1 meter by 2 meter as the minimum requirement.  This could be a BS (British Standard) or a Building Control or CDM (Construction Design Management)

The Plant Room/Services room could be used to house some of the following
Boiler Gas/Electric/Hydrogen
CU/DB (Consumer Unit/Distribution Unit)
Power inverter and batteries
This is not an exhaustive list but it sets the idea or concept


The space could then be suitably heated and ventilated and fire resistant including interlink smoke/heat alarms



As always please be polite and respectful in this purely academic debate.







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  • You're going to need something larger than a 1x2 metre broom cupboard to fit all that in.

    Given that a modern home in the UK is only slightly bigger than a rabbit hutch, anything big enough to be a plant room would be labelled a bedroom by an estate agent hoping to add a few thousands to the price.

  • in reply to Simon Barker

    Some dwellings is USA have 2 plant rooms.  This way they can separate out the services like batteries/inverters from MHVAC (Mechanical Heating Ventilation

  • in reply to Simon Barker

    Agreed!

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