Understanding the Building Regulations
5th Edition
Published on 26. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
298 pages
978-0-415-60863-3 (ISBN)
Description
Do you need a concise, jargon-free and compact guide to the UK building regulations?
Simon Polley boils down the regulations to their basic features, explaining the core principles behind them. Easy to read and light enough to carry around with you, this is the ideal introduction to a vital part of your remit as a building control officer, architect or surveyor.
Updated with the extensive 2010 changes, and illustrated with cartoons.
Simon Polley boils down the regulations to their basic features, explaining the core principles behind them. Easy to read and light enough to carry around with you, this is the ideal introduction to a vital part of your remit as a building control officer, architect or surveyor.
Updated with the extensive 2010 changes, and illustrated with cartoons.
Reviews / Votes
"Will provide readers with an informative and useful guide because it offers meaningful insight to the guiding principles of building control...this handy-sized book should prove useful to both baffled students and busy building engineers" - Building Engineer magazineMore details
Series
Edition
5th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
54 s/w Zeichnungen, 53 s/w Tabellen
54 Line drawings, black and white; 53 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-60863-3 (9780415608633)
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Simon Polley
Understanding the Building Regulations
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09/2014
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Understanding the Building Regulations
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08/2008
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Person
Simon Polley is Managing Director of BRCS (Building Control) Ltd.
Content
Introduction 1. The Building Regulations 2010 2. Approved Document to Support Regulation 7: Materials and Workmanship 3. Approved Document A: Structure 4. Approved Document B: Fire Safety 5. Approved Document C: Site Preparation and Resistance to Moisture 6. Approved Document D: Toxic Substances 7. Approved Document E: Resistance to the Passage of Sound 8. Approved Document F: Ventilation 9. Approved Document G: Hygiene 10. Approved Document H: Drainage and Waste Disposal 11. Approved Document J: Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems 12. Approved Document K: Protection from Falling Collision and Impact 13. Approved Document L: Conservation of Fuel and Power 14. Approved Document M: Access and Facilities for Disabled People 15. Approved Document N: Glazing - Safety in Relation to Impact, Opening and Cleaning 16. Approved Document P: Electrical Safety. Further Information