Building legislation
BUILDING LEGISLATION: Get to grips with Construction Act changes
Significant amendments to the Construction Act (Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996) will come into effect on 1 April 2011. Building services engineering contractors will need to get to grips with the implications for their business, and should attend the seminars to be run by the HVCA early in 2011.
...moreBUILDING REGULATIONS: New Part J of the Building Regulations
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published a new Approved Document for Part J (Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems) of the Building Regulations which comes into effect on October 1, 2010.
...moreBUILDING REGULATIONS: Play your part in shaping Part J
The Government is giving you a chance to contribute to the formulation of new rules relating to combustion appliances and fuel storage systems under Part J of the Building Regulations.
The consultation, which closes in November, relates to proposed changes to the Approved Document for Part J that are planned to come into force in 2010.
...moreBUILDING REGULATIONS: TMVs demanded from October
A new edition of Part G (Sanitation, Hot Water and Water Efficiency) of the Building Regulations for England and Wales comes into force in October 2009, requiring that baths in new-build homes be fitted with a protective device, such as a thermostatic mixing valve (TMV), to limit the temperature of hot water at the bath outlet to a safe maximum.
...moreBUILDING REGULATIONS: BSRIA offers help on Part F and L consultation
BSRIA is running a technical helpdesk on behalf of the Government while consultation on Parts F and L of the Building Regulations continues.
Readers can use the links below to help them identify and respond to issues of potential concern.
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