conservatories- A conservatory built at ground level and less than 30m2 in floor area is exempt provided that glazing and any fixed electrical installations comply with the applicable requirements of the Building Regulations. Full details of exemptions can be found in Schedule 2 of the Building Reg...
Building regulations construction data Building regulations data relating to constructions (for instance, whether a window is classified as display glazing) is entered via fields labelled 'Building Regulations' within the construction data dialogues in APcdb. Part L analysis and results The Part L ...
This study assessed the effect of building envelope regulations on thermal comfort in buildings with glass facades. An actual lobby in a tourist service center was used for parametric analysis on how the thermal comfort level can be improved through the use of building envelope regulations. Thermal...
Ventilation requirementsreceive major attention in building regulations, across Europe. The ventilation standards tend to cluster around common values for recommended ventilation rates. • The Nordic countries adopted the minimum requirement of 0.5 h−1for the wholebuilding ventilationrates. Rates greater...
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standards than those imposed by the regulations. From personal observation of the authors, light bulb, which has low lighting effi- cacy, is still used for lighting. Single glazing windows are still used. Additionally, it is not common to add insulation to the external shell of the building...
English Heritage supports the Government's aims to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings through Part L of the Building Regulations. Many improvements can be carried out, often at a relatively low cost, significantly enhancing the comfort of the building for its users, as well as pr...
In Scotland, building standards in relation to windows and doors are a little more stringent than those in England and Wales. Part J of the Scottish building regulations demands the installation of energy efficient double or triple glazing for all replacement windows with a U-value of 1.8 W/m...
The definitions vary due to discrepancies in the absolute level of energy consumption in a low energy building, and also to differences of the minimum requirements as stated in the national building regulations (Concerted Action, 2008). Additionally, different energy consuming processes are included ...
Therefore, bringing these buildings into compliance with fire safety regulations while avoiding heritage loss is a great challenge. Within this context, this study provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art of research on fire in heritage and historic buildings. The analysis ...