Building Regulations Secondary Document List

Building Regulations 2010 Part L (Conservation of fuel and power)

This entry on the Knowledge Portal has been prepared to assist users in finding, and wherever possible accessing, documents that are referenced within the principal Approved Documents (ADs) that support the Building Regulations in regard to the work of Energy Assessors and Building Services Engineers.

These ADs are:

• Approved Document L1A: Conservation of fuel and power (New dwellings) (2013 edition with 2016 amendments) (available here)
• Approved Document L1B: Conservation of fuel and power (Existing dwellings) (2010 edition with 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2016 amendments) (available here)
• Approved Document L2A: Conservation of fuel and power (New buildings other than dwellings) (2013 edition with 2016 amendments) (available here)
• Approved Document L2B: Conservation of fuel and power (Existing buildings other than dwellings) (2010 edition with 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2016 amendments) (available here)

Documents referred to in Approved Document L2B: Conservation of fuel and power (Existing buildings other than dwellings)

BRE (www.bre.co.uk)

• BR 443 Conventions for U-value calculations, 2006. (Free download from http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/pdf/rpts/BR_443_%282006_Edition%29.pdf)
• Information Paper IP1/06 Assessing the effects of thermal bridging at junctions and around openings in the external elements of buildings, 2006. ISBN 978 1 86081 904 9 (more information and to buy from http://www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=190162)
• BRE Report BR 497 Conventions for Calculating Linear Thermal Transmittance and Temperature Factors, 2007. ISBN 978 1 86081 986 5 (more information and to buy from http://www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=287259)

BSI British Standards (http://shop.bsigroup.com)

• BS EN ISO 13370:2007 Thermal performance of buildings. Heat transfer via the ground. Calculation methods (more information and to buy from http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030200160)

• BS EN 14351-1:2006 Windows and doors. Product standard, performance characteristics. Windows and external pedestrian doorsets without resistance to fire and/or smoke leakage characteristics (more information and to buy from https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail?pid=000000000030350976)

BSRIA (www.bsria.co.uk)

• Building manuals and user guides, BSRIA 2011 (more information and to buy from https://www.bsria.co.uk/information-membership/bookshop/publication/building-manuals-and-building-user-guides-guidance-and-worked-examples/)

CIBSE (www.cibse.org)

• TM 31 Building Log Book Toolkit, CIBSE 2006. ISBN 978 1 90328 771 2 (available from http://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q20000008I7eiAAC)
• TM 37 Design for improved solar shading control, CIBSE 2006. ISBN 978 1 90328 757 6 (available from http://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q20000008I7elAAC)
• TM 39 Building energy metering, CIBSE 2010. ISBN 978 1 90684 611 4 (available from http://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q20000008I7ewAAC)
• TM 46 Energy benchmarks, CIBSE 2008 (available from http://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q20000008I7evAAC)
• CIBSE Commissioning Code M: Commissioning management, CIBSE 2003. ISBN 978 1 10328 733 0 (available from http://www.cibse.org/knowledge/knowledge-items/detail?id=a0q20000008I7o7AAC)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (now Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) - www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy)

• Technical Standards and Regulations Directive 98/34/EC (Note: From 7 October 2015, Directive 2015/1535/EU replaced Directive 98/34/EC
  See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32015L1535&from=FR)

Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) (now merged with BIS to form BEIS www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy)

• The Government's Standard Assessment Procedure for energy rating of dwellings, SAP 2012. (Free download from http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/SAP/2012/SAP-2012_9-92.pdf)
• Current Energy Prices (Free download from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-price-statistics)

English Heritage (www.english-heritage.org.uk)

• Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings, English Heritage 2011 (Free download from https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/energy-efficiency-historic-buildings-ptl/eehb-partl.pdf)

Glass and Glazing Federation (www.ggf.org.uk)

• Guide to the Calculation of Energy Ratings for Windows, Roof Windows and Doors, GGF 2013 (See http://www.ggf.org.uk/windows-energy-ratings)

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (www.hse.gov.uk)

• L24 Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare: Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance, The Health and Safety Commission, 1992. ISBN 978 0 71760 413 5 (Free download from http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l24.pdf)

Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association (now BESA www.thebesa.com)

• DW/143 A practical guide to ductwork leakage testing, HVCA 2000. ISBN 978 0 90378 330 9 (more information and to buy from https://www.thebesa.com/technical/publications-knowledge/)

National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers (NARM) (www.narm.org.uk)

• NARM Technical Document NTD02 Assessment of Thermal Performance of Out-of-plane Rooflights, NARM 2010 (Free download frrom http://www.narm.org.uk/uploads/pdfs/NARM%20NTD%2002.pdf)

NBS (on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government) (www.thenbs.com/buildingregs)

• Non-Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide, DCLG 2013 (Free download from http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150601190354/http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/non_domestic_building_services_compliance_guide.pdf)

Legislation

• SI 2010/2214 The Building Regulations 2010 (Free download from http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/made/data.pdf)
• SI 2010/2215 The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 (Free download from http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2215/made/data.pdf).