1. Building Regulations & The Building Control System 4A7 Design & the Built Environment John O’Connor

2. 2 Legislation and Regulations Building Control Act 2007 Building Regulations 1997 - 2009 Building Control Regulations 1997 - 2009 Technical Guidance Documents Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations (2008)

3. 3 Building Control Act Building Regulations Technical Guidance Documents Building Control Regulations Commencement Notices Fire Safety Certificates

4. 4 Building Control Act 2007

5. 5 Technical Guidance Documents

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8. 8 Building Regulations 1997 - 2009 Technical Guidance Documents A to M Codes, Standards etc.

9. 9 Building Regulations 1997 - 2009

10. 10 REQUIREMENTS  Part AStructure  Part BFire Safety  Part CSite preparation and moisture resistance  Part DMaterials/workmanship  Part ESound  Part FVentilation  Part GHygiene  Part HDrainage, waste disposal  Part JHeat producing appliances  Part KStairways, ramps and guards  Part LConservation of fuel & energy  Part MAccess for disabled people 10

11. 11 Building Regulations Article 7: Technical Guidance Documents Guidance re compliance Conformance with TGD ‘shall prima facie indicate compliance’ Compliance other means

12. 12 Building Regulations Article 9: Application Key article of Building Regulations Works to which Building Regulations apply shall  Comply with First Schedule  Avoid any new or greater contravention

13. 13 Building Regulations Article 10 New Buildings Design and construction shall comply Unless building exempted by Article 6

14. 14 Building Regulations Article 11: Extensions Design and construction of extensions shall comply No new or greater contravention to arise in existing buildings

15. 15 Building Regulations Material alterations Design and construction of material alterations shall comply No new or greater contravention to arise in existing building

16. 16 Building Regulations Article 13: Applications to ‘material change of use’ i.e.: Change of use to dwelling Single dwelling to multiple dwelling To a day care centre To hotel, hostel, guesthouse To industrial building To institutional building To place of assembly To office To shop (non-ancillary) To shopping centre

17. 17 Building Regulations ‘Material change of use’ Parts applicable A1, A2 B C4 F (Ventilation) G (Hygiene) H (Drainage, waste disposal) J (Heat producing appliances) L ( Conservation of fuel and energy)

18. 18 Building Regulations PART A - STRUCTURE A1LOADING A2GROUND MOVEMENT A3DISPROPORTIONATE COLLAPSE

19. 19 Building Regulations Part B - Fire Part C - Site Preparation & Resistance to Moisture Part D - Materials & Workmanship Part H - Drainage & Waste Disposal Part K - Stairways, Ramps & Guards

20. 20 Technical Guidance Documents

21. 21 TGD A – Structural Codes Listed Loadings – BS 6399 Parts 1 to 3 Foundations – BS 8004 Concrete – IS 326 Structural Steel – BS 5950 Masonry – IS325 Etc. Also Eurocodes are deemed to sadisfy

22. 22 Technical Guidance Documents TGD for each part in schedule Conformance with TGD ‘shall prima facie, indicate compliance’ Other means of compliance not precluded

23. 23 Technical Guidance Documents ‘Technical Specifications’ Standards Codes Agreement certificates May address other aspects of performance Latest edition at December 1997

24. 24 Building Control Regulations 1997 - 2009

25. 25 BUILDING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1997 - 2009 Commencement Notices Fire Safety Certificates –Fire Safety Certificate –Revised Fire Safety Certificate –7 day Notice –Regularisation Certificate Disability Assess Certificates –Disability Assess Certificate –Revised Disability Assess Certificate

26. 26 BUILDING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1997 - 2009 Register  Commencement Notices  Fire Safety Certificates  Applications and decisions  Disability Assess Certificates Fees Appeals

27. 27 COMMENCEMENT NOTICES A commencement notice is a notification to a building control authority that a person intends to carry out either works or a material change of use to which the Building Regulations apply. The notice must be given to the authority not more than 28 days and not less than 14 days before commencement of works.

28. 28 FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE & DISABILITY ASSESS CERTIFICATES A fire safety certificate and a disability assess certificate are required for all new buildings (including apartments), as well as material changes of use and certain alterations and extensions to buildings. Houses and certain agricultural buildings are exempt A fire safety certificate and a disability assess certificate must be obtained before work starts (except where a 7 day notice is submitted).

29. 29 FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATE & DISABILITY ASSESS CERTIFICATES You apply to the local building control authority for a fire safety and a disability assess certificate. Applications consist of: –Completed application form –Plans, calculations and specifications for the works or building; –Details of proposed use (and existing uses) –the appropriate fee

30. 30 FEES Commencement Notices –€30 or €30 in respect of each building (where more than one) Application for Fire Safety Certificate –€125, or €2.90 for each square metre of floor area being provided, whichever is the greater. Disability Access Certificate –€800 per building Other fees apply for 7 day notices or Fire Safety Regularisation Certificates