DESIGN PROCESS
PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES AND PARAMETERS Current legislation on the performance of a building, and the products and systems that construct it, are described in the following regulations: • Building Regulations • Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations • Building (Scotland) Regulations • Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) • Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations • Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. Guidance and technical notes issued by each of the devolved nations are noted below. IN ENGLAND GUIDANCE IS DESCRIBED IN APPROVED DOCUMENTS (AD) • Structure (Approved Document A) • Fire safety (Approved Document B) • AD B Vol 1: Dwellings • AD B Vol 2: Buildings other than dwellings • Resistance to the passage of sound (Approved Document E) • Conservation of fuel and power (Approved Document L) • Approved Document L1A New dwellings • Approved Document L1B Existing dwellings • Approved Document L2A New buildings other than dwellings • Approved Document L2B Existing buildings other than dwellings IN SCOTLAND GUIDANCE IS DESCRIBED IN TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS • Building Standards Technical Handbook Domestic • Building Standards Technical Handbook Non- domestic IN WALES GUIDANCE IS DESCRIBED IN APPROVED DOCUMENTS (AD) • Structural Safety (Approved Document part A) • Fire Safety (Approved Document B) • AD B Vol 1: Dwellinghouses • AD B Vol 2: Buildings other than Dwellinghouses • Resistance to the passage of sound (Approved Document E)
• Conservation of fuel and power (Approved Document L) • Approved Document L1A New dwellings • Approved Document L1B Existing dwellings • Approved Document L2A New buildings other than dwellings • Approved Document L2B Existing buildings other than dwellings IN NORTHERN IRELAND GUIDANCE IS DESCRIBED IN TECHNICAL BOOKLETS • Structure (Technical Booklet D) • Fire Safety (Technical Booklet E) • Resistance to the passage of sound (Technical Booklet G) • Conservation of fuel and power (Technical Booklet F) • Technical Booklet F1 Dwellings • Technical Booklet F2 Buildings other than dwellings. Other fire safety guidance is given in: • BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice • BS 9991:2015 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice. In addition to fire performance, air and water tightness performance will also need to be considered.
BUILDING TYPES
Specific technical guidance standards and documents exist for the following building types:
RESIDENTIAL • Fire – AD B Vol 1 • Acoustic – AD E • Conservation of Fuel and power – AD L1A, 2A SCHOOLS • Fire – Building Bulletin 100 • Acoustic – Building Bulletin 93 • Environmental design – Building Bulletin 87
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