The Regs
Geoff Wilkinson is your guide to the Building Regulations. Geoff has more than 25 years experience in the construction industry and is currently Vice Chairman of the Building Control & Standards Faculty of the CIOB
The regs: School buildings
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the application of the Building Regulations to school buildings
The regs: The correct use of escape signs
Geoff Wilkinson explains the official guidance covering provision of escape route signage in buildings
The regs: Geoff Wilkinson pours fuel on the bonfire of the regs, saying the government review doesn’t go far enough
‘Past working groups have consistently recommended that the system be simplified’
The Regs: Geoff Wilkinson explains why timing is of the essence if you are making a planning application
The government can do much in the way of deregulation in order to boost the commercial market
Geoff Wilkinson’s Regs: The construction industry would achieve more if it remained as one Team GB
We can safely say that having differing standards to those in England will not be welcomed in Wales
Geoff Wilkinson’s Regs: The [HSE’s] Fee For Intervention will recover costs from those who break health and safety laws
Site deaths are on the rise and architects can be prosecuted for unsafe designs, warns Geoff Wilkinson
Practices must review aggregate material usage in light of new European standards
The Regs: Geoff Wilkinson discusses hardcore
Geoff Wilkinson’s Regs: Part A, C, and L changes
How changes to Part A, C, and L of the Building Regulations will affect you, by Geoff Wilkinson
The Regs: Foundations
Clear guidance on low-rise house extensions is lacking, so know your foundation depths, says Geoff Wilkinson
Geoff Wilkinson’s Regs: Staircases
The design of domestic staircases causes a number of problems – here are just some of them
Building Regulations:
Approved Documents
- Part A (Structural safety)
- Part B (Fire safety)
- Part C (Resistance to contaminants and moisture)
- Part D (Toxic Substances)
- Part E (Resistance to sound)
- Part F (Ventilation)
- Part G (Sanitation, Hot Water Safety and Water Efficiency)
- Part H (Drainage and waste disposal)
- Part J (Heat producing appliances)
- Part K (Protection from falling)
- Part L (Conservation of fuel and power)
- Part M (Access to and Use of Buildings)
- Part N (Glazing safety)
- Part P (Electrical Safety)
- Workmanship and Materials
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