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2019 edition incorporating 2020 amendments which takes effect from 26 November 2020.
This document is part of a suite of PDF presentations from the LABC National Housing Conference 2015.
Jonathan Evans - Practical advice on the way forward
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James Brokenshire, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government recently outlined further actions for local authorities following the Grenfell tragedy.
Among the announcements were amendments to the Approved Documents confirming what materials can be used on cladding systems…
Merlyn Forrer - External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems
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Steve Mills - Sprinklers - the fail-safe answer? An analysis of sprinkler effectiveness.
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2019 edition which takes effect on 30 August 2019.
The building regulations provide controls for building work to be done for health, safety, security, welfare, convenience, access for people in and about buildings and for energy efficiency purposes. The requirement for energy efficiency is laid out in, what is commonly referred to as, Part L of…
Recent advice from the Independent Expert Advisory Panel, set up by the government in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, notes that the risk of unsafe HPL cladding systems on residential buildings of 18m or more, is not as high as the risk of unsafe ACM Category 3 panel systems (ACM with…