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The Regs: Drainage and wastewater in kitchens and bathrooms
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the regs relating to basic sanitary drainage design
Building Regulations
Updates on the Building Regulations, including regular columns from Regs expert Geoff Wilkinson
The Regs: Regulators are looking at Plan B for fire evacuation
Geoff Wilkinson explains BRE’s study of lifts as an alternative means of fire escape
The Regs: Staying compliant with construction in stone
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the challenges of getting stone to comply with the regs
The Regs: How far will this fire safety scandal spread?
Geoff Wilkinson is shocked by revelations in fire safety reports the government has sat on for three years
The Regs: Take safety into account when designing partitions
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the fire safety rules relating to alterations to offices
The Regs: Take care when building over drains and sewers
Geoff Wilkinson looks at problems arising from failure to identify where drains run
The Regs: Don’t get your fingers burnt on a kitchen project
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the potential pitfalls of kitchen, utility and bathroom schemes
The Regs: Current guidance on cladding post-Grenfell
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the government’s guidance on cladding pending the Grenfell Inquiry and Hackitt Review
The Regs: Specifying disabled access and lifts
Geoff Wilkinson looks at recent and forthcoming changes to the guidance on disabled access, and lifts in particular
The Regs: making the homes you design burglar-proof
A year since Approved Document Q took effect Geoff Wilkinson looks again at the requirements for security to new dwellings