The Building Regulations 2000

This TSO version of Materials and workmanship supersedes the DETR version (ISBN 0117533890) now no longer available.

The new Part L1A, will require a 25% improvement on the 2006 standards for every new home. An aggregate approach for improvements of new non-domestic buildings will deliver an improvement of 25% overall, rather than for each individual building. This is due to the fact that there is a greater variety amongst non-domestic buildings and some will be much easier than others to make efficient. The changes to Part L will increase the minimum levels of energy efficiency for building fabric and services, so that CO2 targets cannot be achieved through renewables alone. This reflects the principles of reducing overall demand for energy. The measures will also be relevant when people elect to carry out work to existing buildings including extensions and conversions, fabric renovations, replacement windows and boilers. This Approved Document L1A (2010) comes into force October 2010 and supports the Building Regulations 2000. The Approved Documents provide technical guidance on ways of complying with the Building Regulations. They are continuously revised in line with new legislations.

Building Regulations 2000

Contents: Approved documents: A - Structure (2004 edition with amendments); B - Fire safety (2000 ed. with 2000 & 2002 amendments); C - Site preparation and resistance to moisture (2004 ed.); D - Toxic substances (1992 ed. with 2002 amendments); E - Resistance to the passage of sound (2003 ed. with 2004 amendments); F - Ventilation (2006 ed.); G - Hygiene (1992 ed. with 1992 & 2000 amendments); H - Drainage and waste disposal (2002 ed.); J - Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (2002 ed.); J - Guidance & supplementary information on the UK implementation of European standards for chimneys and flues (2004 ed.); K - Protection from falling, collision and impact (1998 ed. with 2000 amendments); L1A - Conservation of fuel and power in new dwellings (2006 ed.); L1B - Conservation of fuel and power in existing dwellings (2006 ed.); L2A - Conservation of fuel and power in new buildings other than dwellings (2006 ed.); L2BA - Conservation of fuel and power in existing buildings other than dwellings (2006 ed.); M - Access to & use of buildings (2004 ed.); N - Glazing (1998 ed. with 2000 amendments); P - Electrical safety (2006 ed.) Approved Document to support reg. 7 - Materials and workmanship (1999 ed. with 2000 amendments); and Building regulations & fire safety procedural guidance (Feb. 2001 ed.)

As the Building Regulations and Approved Documents have become more and more complex, they have become increasingly unfriendly for a professional user. Compliance is only possible by understanding a wide range of supporting documentation. Alternative approaches are implied, but not described or analysed. This series of books on individual Documents goes far beyond analysis of the Regulations and Documents themselves, and offers practical advice on using not just the traditional routes to compliance but also on the alternative approaches suggested but not explained in the Approved Documents. The advantages and disadvantages of each form of compliance are analysed in depth. This book examines the background to the Building Regulations, and their evolution to the complex documents of today. Inspection, enforcement and compliance are described in detail. *Detailed advice on compliance *Understand alternatives to the Building Regulations *Practical advice on inspection regimes and enforcement