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Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Wales Part F contains guidance on building ventilation.
The Approved Document can be downloaded below along with the Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide, which gives guidance on design and commissioning…
Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Parts L contains guidance on the conservation of fuel and power.
The first published date is now: 15th of December 2021
Two Approved Document Ls applicable from the 15th of June 2022
The Approved Documents…
Following on from technical seminars (roadshows) - "Introducing MecFlow".
Nearly 200,000 people descended on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, for one of the world's largest festivals. Throughout most of the year, the venue is a working farm, but during the Glastonbury Festival it transforms into a vast temporary international city.
A huge amount of work takes place…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as…
Cavity trays are an important feature in external cavity walls to assist in ensuring any water is directed outside the building. Incorrect specification or installation can lead to defects in the wall and water damage that might be expensive or needlessly destructive to rectify.
Building…
One of the consequences of major disasters is an abundance of alternative solutions. Unfortunately after Grenfell a number of products have appeared offering reassurances of a safe means of escape.
Approved Document B focusses on acceptable means of escape and offers many routes to achieving…
More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
You may have come across Approved Document Q - Security by now if you’re involved with building or designing new dwellings.
The document ensures reasonable provision to resist unauthorised access through ‘physical attack by a casual or opportunist burglar’.
The requirement applies to both…
It's been a strange and unsettling year and we're gutted that we haven't been able to hold the LABC Building Excellence Awards Regional and Grand Finals events in the offline world in 2020. However, we're very pleased to be able to announce the winners and highly commended from the East…