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The detailed requirements of the Building Regulations in England and Wales are scheduled within 18 separate headings, each designated by a letter (Part A to Part S), and covering aspects such as workmanship, adequate materials, structure, waterproofing and weatherisation, fire safety and means of escape, sound isolation, ventilation, safe (potable) water, protection from falling, drainage ...
The regulations were originally introduced in 1994 in compliance with European Directive 92/57/EEC and were previously revised in the CDM Regulations 2007. [citation needed] CDM Regulations 2015 define responsibilities according to particular roles from client, designer and contractor. The main changes from the CDM Regulations 2007 are: [4]
The Building Act 1984 permits detailed regulations to be made by the UK Secretary of State and/or the Welsh Ministers (of the Senedd). The building regulations made under the Building Act 1984 have been periodically updated, rewritten or consolidated, with the latest and current version being the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/490).
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission , usually from a local council.
The Building Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2531) were regulations imposed on the construction industry in England and Wales by statutory instrument. They were revoked and replaced by The Building Regulations 2010. [1] The regulations were signed by Nick Raynsford, Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
Hong Kong law Chapter 123F, Building (Planning) Regulations, Regulation 23 sect 3 sub-paragraph (a) defined that: Subject to sub-paragraph (b), for the purposes of regulations 19, 20, 21 and 22, the gross floor area of a building shall be the area contained within the external walls of the building measured at each floor level (including any floor below the level of the ground), together with ...
The Lifetime Homes Standard is a series of sixteen design criteria intended to make homes more easily adaptable for lifetime use at minimal cost. The concept was initially developed in 1991 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Habinteg Housing Association.
The Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) was an advisory non-departmental public body of the government of the United Kingdom. The Building Regulations Advisory Committee was a statutory advisory body that the Secretary of State consulted on proposals to make or change building regulations.