I wrote this post in 2011, it’s now updated for 2014 & S.I. No.9… What exactly is the difference between planning drawings and construction drawings suitable for Building Regulation compliance and submission with BCMS Planning Drawings The following are the Read More …
This third post on the basics of Thermal Modelling and Building Regulation compliance and explains how Thermal Bridging is handled as part of the Passivhaus certification. This FACT SHEET outlines the fundamentals of Passivhaus Thermal Bridge terminology and calculations. It Read More …
This post has come about after the 2 I wrote for BRegsForum on: 1. Are specialist Part L Ancillary Certifiers required (Part 1) Part 2 Which in turn came about following the post by the admin team on: Design Certifiers Read More …
I’m a great believer in setting your cards out on the table; so with that in mind below is my ‘company’ policy on S.I no.9 of 2014: • So that the Government doesn’t suspect me of overcharging on ‘Designer’ and Read More …
This is my very short summary of the Building Regulation changes in S.I. No.9 of 2014, am I missing anything big? • Anyone can design and submit planning applications • The new Building Regulations for residential clients apply to new Read More …
With the potential increased liability of the Building Regulations Amendments (S.I No. 9 of 2014) I thought it best to arm myself with a 100mm diameter sphere: Part K (1.1.19) requires that: “In buildings which are likely to be used Read More …
Rather than the Government boosting construction activity, the Building Regulations Amendments that came into force on March 1st this year (S.I. No.9 of 2014) have had the exact opposite effect. This PIECE IN THE IRISH TIMES gives probably the best Read More …
Following on from the last post concerning How many more times am I going to have to explain the difference between Planning and Building Regulation drawings; this post digs a little deeper into why this situation has arisen: • It’s Read More …
This is now beginning to get frustrating. How many more times am I going to have to explain that the drawings for planning are not enough to satisfy the Building Regulations. I’ve written a stack of blog posts, produced fact Read More …
Mark Stephens Architects are Assigned Certifiers under S.I.No. 9 of 2014 I thought I’d use this post to set out my stall: • Yes, I will be an Assigned Certifier under S.I No.9 of 2014 (as well as ‘Designer’ under Read More …
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