Understanding the Building Regulations [Paperback]

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 2013 changes, and illustrated with cartoons and diagrams.

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 P: Electrical Safety - Dwellings  Further Information

Simon PolleyFCABE MRICS MIFireE is Managing Director of BRCS (Building Control) Limited, previously a building regulation consultant and senior local authority building control officer. With a significant breadls'