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With amendments being made to Building Regulations and new Approved Documents coming into force, it’s difficult to keep up to date. We offer a solution: NBS Building Regulations.
NBS Building Regulations: It will ensure you are up-to-date
As NBS is the official publisher of the Approved Documents, you can be sure that you are referring to the most up-to-date information available.
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As the content of NBS Building Regulations is presented in an easy-to-search and browse format you will locate the information you need quickly. It also contains hyperlinks to other referenced technical documents, in The Construction Information Service.
NBS Building Regulations is also linked to the guidance in NBS specification software. This means that when you’re writing your spec and the guidance refers you to an Approved Document, you can link directly to that document in NBS Building Regulations.
NBS Building Regulations: It will save you money
A subscription to NBS Building Regulations costs from £190+VAT and includes enhanced electronic versions of the full set of Approved Documents and NBS Shortcuts which to purchase in printed versions would cost £290. And NBS Building Regulations contains much more too: Scottish Technical Handbooks, Northern Ireland Technical Booklets, news, and details of relevant events.
Knowledge Centre
The Knowledge Centre contains a comprehensive archive of Building Regulations Approved Documents for England and Wales, Scotland Technical Handbooks and Northern Ireland Technical Booklets. It also contains many associated documents and guides written to accompany the main documents.
We provide you with current, and for your convenience, superseded documents with most available to view online in HTML format or download.
The content of the Knowledge Centre offers many other benefits including:
NBS Shortcuts
NBS Shortcuts is a new series of quick, essential guides. They have been created to help building designers navigate the minefield of regulations, new materials and technology that they are confronted with on a regular basis. Available to buy in paper format, NBS Shortcuts are also exclusively available in HTML format as part of a subscription to NBS Building Regulations. More Shortcuts are being added every month representing great value for NBS Building Regulations subscribers. A free sample, for non-subscribers, is available at www.theNBS.com/BuildingRegs.
Building Regulations Events Archive
The NBS Building Regulations site also includes information about forthcoming NBS and industry wide events. NBS Building Regulations subscribers receive exclusive advance notice about forthcoming NBS Building Regulations events and all presentations delivered at these events are made available to subscribers as part of their subscription.
England and Wales Approved Documents
A Structure, 2004 edition
B1 Fire safety - Volume 1: Dwellinghouses, 2007 edition
B2 Fire safety - Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellinghouses, 2007 edition
C Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture, 2004 edition
D Toxic substances, 1992 edition, with 2002 amendments
E Resistance to the passage of sound, 2003 edition, with 2004 amendments
F Ventilation, 2006 edition, with October 2006 amendments
G Hygiene, 1992 edition, with 1992 & 2000 amendments
H Drainage and waste disposal, 2002 edition
J Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, 2002 edition
K Protection from falling, collision and impact, 1998 edition, with 2000 amendments
L1A Conservation of fuel and power - new dwellings, 2006 edition
L1B Conservation of fuel and power - existing dwellings, 2006 edition
L2A Conservation of fuel and power - new buildings other than dwellings, 2006 edition
L2B Conservation of fuel and power - existing buildings other than dwellings, 2006 edition
M Access to and use of buildings, 2004 edition
N Glazing - safety in relation to impact, opening and cleaning, 1998 edition, with 2000 amendments
P Electrical safety – dwellings, 2006 edition
7 Materials and workmanship, 1999 edition, with 2000 amendments
Part L Second Tier Documents:
Low or Zero Carbon Energy Sources: Strategic Guide
Domestic Heating Compliance Guide
Non Domestic Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Compliance Guide
National Calculation Methodology for determining the energy performance of buildings
Scotland Technical Handbooks
Erratum to 2007 Technical Handbooks, 2007 edition
Domestic 0 General, 2007 edition
Domestic 1 Structure, 2007 edition
Domestic 2 Fire, 2007 edition
Domestic 3 Environment, 2007 edition
Domestic 4 Safety, 2007 edition
Domestic 5 Noise, 2007 edition
Domestic 6 Energy, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 0 General, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 1 Structure, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 2 Fire, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 3 Environment, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 4 Safety, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 5 Noise, 2007 edition
Non-Domestic 6 Energy, 2007 edition
Northern Ireland Technical Booklets
C Site preparation and resistance to moisture, 1994 edition 2
D Structure, 1994 edition 1,2
E Fire Safety, 1994 edition 1,2
E Fire Safety, 2005 edition
F Conservation of fuel and power, 1998 edition 2
G Sound, 1990 edition 1,2
G1 Sound (conversions), 1994 edition 2
H Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact, 2000 edition
K Ventilation, 1998 edition 2
L Heat producing appliances, 1991 edition 1,2
N Drainage, 1990 edition 1,2
P Unvented hot water storage systems, 1994 edition 2
R Access facilities for disabled people, 2000 edition
V Glazing, 2000 edition
DOE Amendments Booklet - AMD1: 1998
DFP Amendments Booklet - AMD2: 2000
Shortcuts
01: Toilets for disabled access: A general assessment of the needs for disabled access, August 2006
02: Root Causes: Building near trees requires extra deep foundations, August 2006
03: A course in mortar, August 2006
04: Low or Zero Carbon Energy Sources: Strategic Guide, September 2006
05: Boring technology, August 2006
06: Slip Resistance, October 2006
07: Flat roofing October, 2006
08: Air Pressure Testing, October 2006
09: Passive Ventilation, October 2006
10: Put that light out: Fire risk and portable fire fighting equipment, October 2006
11: SUDS: Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems, November 2006
12: You've been Framed: Specification data for glass and glazing, October 2006
13: More light, less heat: Domestic lighting layouts, installation and efficacy, October 2006
14: Approved Document L1: The conservation of fuel and power, November 2006
15: How locks work: Key facts about how to obtain closure, December 2006
16: Fire!: A Synopsis of Approved Document B, March 2007
17: Anti-flood drainage: Building (or not building) in 'inappropriate' locations, January 2007
18: 45 Degrees of Separation: The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 explained, March 2007
19: Turning a Deaf Ear: Assisted hearing devices for the hard of hearing, January 2007
20: Bathing in Sunlight: Vacuum tube solar thermal collectors, February 2007
21: Roof Drainage Sucks: An overview of siphonic rainwater systems, June 2007
22: Lofty Aspirations: Utilising the roofspace, June 2007
23: Corporate Responsibility: The duties and responsibilities under the new CDM Regulations, May 2007
24: Going Underground: The pros and cons of basement construction, June 2007
25: Who's Responsible?: Regulatory frameworks for professional standards, June 2007
26: Rainscreen Cladding: Letting air in to keep rain out, February 2007
27: Testing, Testing: Continuing Professional Development, May 2007
28: Domestic Heating Compliance: Exchanging an old boiler for new model, June 2007
29: Inflammatory Statements: The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, April 2007
30: Movement joints: A flexible approach to masonry, June 2007
33: Rammed Earth: The hardened soil of architecture, June 2007.
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