The Building Acts and Regulations Applied

A highly practical and time-saving presentation of the Building Regulations relating to buildings used for public assembly or residential purposes (other than houses and flats), such as theatres, sports stadia, hotels, prisons and halls of residence. It is written in the same accessible format as the author's established companion books covering houses and flats, and shops, offices and factories.   Each chapter forms a self-contained unit covering all the Regulation requirements applicable to a particular part of a building. Also included is a digest of published standards, guides and technical information as well as reviews of the new Eurocodes currently being introduced.

1. Introduction 2. Materials and workmanship 3. Work below ground 4. External walls 5. Ground floors 6. Suspended upper floors 7. Roofs 8. Internal walls 9. Windows, ventilation openings, fire doors and entrances 10. Staircases, ramps, terraced seating and viewing slopes 11. Hearths for solid fuel appliances, flues and chimneys 12. Gas- and oil-fired equipment, heating, hot water and lighting 13. Washrooms, toilets and above-ground drainage 14. Below-ground drainage, rainwater disposal and solid waste storage 15. Means of escape and fire-fighting facilities 16. Provisions for disabled people 17. Car park buildings and surface parking areas