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Building regulations in the United Kingdom, the Glossary

Building regulations in the United Kingdom are statutory instruments or statutory regulations that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant legislation are carried out.^[1]

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Ancient monument

An ancient monument can refer to any early or historical manmade structure or architecture.

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Baluster

A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features.

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Barratt Developments

Barratt Developments plc is one of the largest residential property development companies in the United Kingdom operating across England, Wales and Scotland.

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BBC News Online

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.

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British Board of Agrément

The British Board of Agrément (BBA) is a UK body issuing certificates for construction products and systems and providing inspection services in support of their designers and installers.

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The Building Act 1984 (c. 55) is a United Kingdom statute consolidating previous legislation concerning the construction process, and the design and specifications for buildings and their component parts, and related matters, in England and Wales.

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Building code

A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and building code are building codes.

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Building control body

A building control body is an organisation authorised to control building work that is subject to the Building Regulations in England and Wales (similar systems are provided in Northern Ireland, and in Scotland where the term 'building standards' is used. Such regulations or standards are also known as building codes in other parts of the world. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and building control body are building engineering, home inspection and housing in the United Kingdom.

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Building Regulations 2000

The Building Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2531) are regulations imposed on the England and Wales Construction industry by Statutory Instrument. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Building Regulations 2000 are statutory instruments of the United Kingdom.

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Building regulations approval

To comply with the Building Act 1984 and the subsequent statutory instruments known as the Building Regulations, Building regulations approval is required to construct certain structures in England and Wales. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Building regulations approval are building engineering, construction law, home inspection and housing in the United Kingdom.

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Building regulations in the United Kingdom

Building regulations in the United Kingdom are statutory instruments or statutory regulations that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant legislation are carried out. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Building regulations in the United Kingdom are building codes, building engineering, construction law, home inspection, housing in the United Kingdom, housing law, Real estate in the United Kingdom, standards of the United Kingdom and statutory instruments of the United Kingdom.

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Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006

The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which aims to boost the number of heat and electricity microgeneration installations in the United Kingdom, so helping to cut carbon emissions and reduce fuel poverty.

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Department for Communities

The Department for Communities (DfC, Irish: An Roinn Pobal; Ulster Scots: Depairtment fur Commonities) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive.

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Disability Discrimination Act 1995

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the Act still applies.

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Energy conservation in the United Kingdom

Various energy conservation measures are taken in the United Kingdom.

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Energy efficiency in British housing

Domestic housing in the United Kingdom presents a possible opportunity for achieving the 20% overall cut in UK greenhouse gas emissions targeted by the Government for 2010. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Energy efficiency in British housing are housing in the United Kingdom.

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Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (the "EPBD") is the European Union's main legislative instrument aiming to promote the improvement of the energy performance of buildings within the European Union.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior Acts and Regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England, Scotland and Wales; some sections also apply to Northern Ireland.

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Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is a non-departmental public body in Great Britain, established by the Equality Act 2006 with effect from 1 October 2007.

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Eurocodes

The Eurocodes are the ten European standards (EN; harmonised technical rules) specifying how structural design should be conducted within the European Union (EU). Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Eurocodes are building codes.

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In England and Wales a fire authority or fire and rescue authority is a statutory body made up of a committee of local councillors which oversees the policy and service delivery of a fire and rescue service.

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Fire protection engineering

Fire protection engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke.

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Gov.uk

gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Grenfell Tower fire

On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours.

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Health and Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a British public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare.

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Hot water storage tank

A hot water storage tank (also called a hot water tank, thermal storage tank, hot water thermal storage unit, heat storage tank, hot water cylinder and geyser in South African English) is a water tank used for storing hot water for space heating or domestic use.

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Housing association

In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need of a home.

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Housing in the United Kingdom

Housing in the United Kingdom represents the largest non-financial asset class in the UK; its overall net value passed the £5 trillion mark in 2014. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Housing in the United Kingdom are home inspection and Real estate in the United Kingdom.

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ISBEM

iSBEM is a free of cost proprietary software interface to the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) which is designed for the purpose of indicating compliance with UK building regulations part L2a and L2b in England and section 6 in Scotland as regards carbon emissions from non domestic buildings. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and ISBEM are building engineering.

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Ladder

A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps commonly used for climbing or descending.

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Liquefied petroleum gas

Liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to as liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, ''n''-butane and isobutane.

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List of insulation materials

This is a list of insulation materials used around the world.

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Local government

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.

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Microgeneration

Microgeneration is the small-scale production of heat or electric power from a "low carbon source," as an alternative or supplement to traditional centralized grid-connected power.

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National Home Energy Rating

The National Home Energy Rating Scheme (NHER) is both a UK accreditation scheme for energy assessors and a rating scale for the energy efficiency of housing. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and National Home Energy Rating are housing in the United Kingdom.

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Natural gas

Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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Northern Ireland Executive

The Northern Ireland Executive (Irish: Feidhmeannas Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlan Executive) is the devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branch of the legislature – the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Planning permission are construction law.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in social housing. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Public housing in the United Kingdom are housing in the United Kingdom.

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Rebuilding of London Act 1666

The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 is an Act of the Parliament of England (18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 8) with the long title "An Act for rebuilding the City of London."'Charles II, 1666: An Act for rebuilding the City of London.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628-80 (1819), pp.

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Redrow plc

Redrow plc is one of the largest British housebuilders with a network of 12 operational divisions across the UK.

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Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541) is a statutory instrument applicable in England and Wales. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 are statutory instruments of the United Kingdom.

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Robust Details Limited

Robust Details Limited (RDL) was formed in December 2003 in response to the housebuilding industry’s request for an alternative to pre-completion sound testing (PCT) as a means of satisfying the sound insulation requirements of the building regulations (in England and Wales). Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Robust Details Limited are housing in the United Kingdom.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland.

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Staircase

A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height.

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Standard Assessment Procedure

The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is the UK government's recommended method system for measuring the energy rating of residential dwellings. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and Standard Assessment Procedure are building engineering and housing in the United Kingdom.

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Statutory instrument (UK)

A statutory instrument (SI) is the principal form in which delegated legislation is made in Great Britain. Building regulations in the United Kingdom and statutory instrument (UK) are statutory instruments of the United Kingdom.

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Traffic barrier

Traffic barriers (known in North America as guardrails or guard rails, in Britain as crash barriers, and in auto racing as Armco barriersAK Steel (formerly Armco) genericized trademark) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent them from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, sign supports, trees, bridge abutments, buildings, walls, and large storm drains, or from traversing steep (non-recoverable) slopes or entering deep water.

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United Kingdom Accreditation Service

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.

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United Kingdom cladding crisis

The United Kingdom cladding crisis, also known as the cladding scandal, is an ongoing social crisis that followed the Grenfell Tower fire of 14 June 2017 and the Bolton Cube fire of 15 November 2019.

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Units of textile measurement

Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.

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Urea-formaldehyde

Urea-formaldehyde (UF), also known as urea-methanal, so named for its common synthesis pathway and overall structure, is a nontransparent thermosetting resin or polymer.

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Welsh Government

The Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru) is the devolved government of Wales.

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Wheelchair ramp

A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_regulations_in_the_United_Kingdom

Also known as Approved Document B, Building Regulations 2010, Building Safety Act 2022, Building Safety Programme, Building regulations in England and Wales, Building regulations in Scotland, Building regulations in Scotland and England, Part P, UK building regulations, United Kingdom building regulations.

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See also

Building codes

Construction law

Home inspection

Housing law

Real estate in the United Kingdom

Standards of the United Kingdom

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