The Building Regulations Explained and Illustrated

by Billington, M. J.; Bright, Keith; Waters, J. R.

• ISBN13: 9781405159227
• ISBN10: 1405159227
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Building Regulations: Explained and Illustrated provides a detailed, authoritative and well illustrated guide to building control in England and Wales.This latest edition has been substantially revised to include revised chapters on Part A Structural Stability, Part C Materials, Part E Sound, Part F Ventilation, Part L Conservation of Fuel and Power, Part M Access, and a completely new chapter on Part P Electrical Safety. A host of smaller changes to the administration of the Regulations are also included.

Author Biography

M J Billington (BSc, MRICS, Consultant and former Senior Lecturer in Building Control, De Montfort University, Leicester), K T Bright (MSc FRICS FBEng MCIOB NRAC, Consultant) and J R Waters (BSc, MPhil, PhD, MCIBSE, CEng, Honorary Research Fellow, Coventry University)

Table of Contents

Legal and Administrative

Building control: an overview

The Building Regulations and approved documents

Local authority control

Private certification

Work under the supervision of a competent person

Technical

Structural stability (Part A)

Fire (Part B)

Materials, workmanship, site preparation and moisture exclusion (Part C)

Toxic substances (Part D)

Sound insulation (Part E)

Ventilation (Part F)

Hygiene (Part G)

Drainage and waste disposal (Part H)

Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (Part J)

Protection from falling, collision and impact (Part K)

Conservation of fuel and power (Part L)

Access to and use of buildings (Part M)

Glazing (Part N)

Electrical safety (Part P)

Appendices

Local Acts of Parliament

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