The Building Regulations
Explained and Illustrated
13th Edition
Published on 5. March 2007
Book
Hardback
968 pages
978-1-4051-5922-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'The cost of getting some detail wrong far outweighs the price of this book...For any builder, plumber or carpenter working in the UK I would say that this book is a must. Even if it the only book you own it is worth having.' Professional Builder 'This is, without doubt, a publication produced by experts who have achieved their aim of providing a wide-ranging and straightforward guidance document.' Building Engineer August 2007 'vastly enlightening' The RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health JournalMore details
Edition
13th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
2036 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-5922-7 (9781405159227)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
04/2017
14th Edition
Wiley
€55.00
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Previous edition
Book
11/2003
12th Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€77.03
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Persons
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)
Content
I: Legal and Administrative. 1 Building control: an overview. 2 The Building Regulations and approved documents. 3 Local authority control. 4 Private certification. 5 Work under the supervision of a competent person. II: Technical. 6 Structural stability (Part A). 7 Fire (Part B). 8 Materials, workmanship, site preparation and moisture exclusion (Part C). 9 Toxic substances (Part D). 10 Sound insulation (Part E). 11 Ventilation (Part F). 12 Hygiene (Part G). 13 Drainage and waste disposal (Part H). 14 Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (Part J). 15 Protection from falling, collision and impact (Part K). 16 Conservation of fuel and power (Part L). 17 Access to and use of buildings (Part M). 18 Glazing (Part N). 19 Electrical safety (Part P). III: Appendices. Local Acts of Parliament