Building Regulations
The Building
Regulations deal with the structural stability and design of
buildings from the point of view of the health and safety of people
who will live and work within or around the buildings.
The Building Regulations lay down minimum standards of construction
covering the following matters:
- Structure
- Fire safety
- Site preparation and resistance to
moisture
- Toxic substances
- Resistance to passage of sound
- Ventilation
- Hygiene
- Drainage and waste disposal
- Heat producing appliances
- Protection from falling, collision and
impact
- Conservation of fuel and power
- Access to and use of buildings
- Glazing - safety in relation to impact,
opening and cleaning
- Electrical installations in dwellings
- Materials and workmanship
Practical guidance on ways to comply with the functional
requirements of the Building Regulations is contained in
a series of approved documents which are to be read alongside each
of the fourteen 'parts' to the
Building Regulations.
Each document contains:
- General guidance on the performance expected
of materials and building work in order to comply with each of the
requirements of the Building Regulations; and
- Practical examples and solutions on how to
achieve compliance for some of the more common building
situations.