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As underfloor heating grows in popularity, more and more people are finding that installing finishes over this form of heating is not quite the problem they thought it would be.

Approved Document H, amended in 2002, covers both foul and rainwater drainage, waste water treatment systems and cesspools and solid waste storage.

We look at the benefits and characteristics of master specification documents.

External steps and ramps are one of the few areas of work where a landscape architect may need to refer to the Building Regulations Approved Documents.

With the construction industry adopting design and build, partnering, or PFI procurement for certain sized projects, NBS is consulting with subscribers to understand and formulate proposals that address the particular challenges associated with these procurement routes.

Adrian Cave explores a range of factors to be considered when attempting to make historic buildings inclusive.

Like Nero's Domus Aurea, little remains of Ian McGlinn's Maison d'Or – though a legal (rather than archaeological) legacy lives on. John Gelder looks at what this legacy tells us about specification.

A look at the role and function of Part M: Access Statements.

Austin Williams, provides a general assessment of the needs for disabled access to toilets, in the first of the NBS Shortcuts series.

Approved Document Part F: Ventilation contains more guidance on domestic mechanical and natural ventilation systems than the previous ADF L: 1995.

We explore the new Part F: Means of ventilation, which came into force on 6 April 2006.

We have recently had a couple of queries about materials blacklists, which we had thought were a thing of the past. Clearly this is not the case, so John Gelder revisits the issue.