The Scottish Building Regulations: Explained and Illustrated, Third Edition

The book provides a practical guide, with worked examples, to the Scottish Building Regulations. The new edition takes account of substantial revisions to the Regulations on fire and means of escape, structural stability, conservation of fuel and power, and drainage.Content: Chapter 1 Building Control: An Overview (pages 2–6): Chapter 2 The 1959 Act and Its Regulations (pages 7–39): Chapter 3 Administration of Building Control (pages 41–45): Chapter 4 Legal Liabilities (pages 47–56): Chapter 5 Introduction (Part A) (Regulations 1–9) (pages 57–86): Chapter 6 Fitness of Materials and Workmanship (Part B) (Regulation 10) (pages 87–90): Chapter 7 Structure (Part C) (Regulation 11) (pages 91–115): Chapter 8 Introduction to Parts D (Structural Fire Precautions) and E (Means of Escape from Fire etc.) (pages 117–121): Chapter 9 Structural Fire Precautions (Part D) (Regulation 12) (pages 123–136): Chapter 10 Means of Escape from Fire, Facilities for Fire–Fighting and Means of Warning of Fire (Part E) (Regulation 13) (pages 137–169): Chapter 11 Combustion Appliance Installations and Storage of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels (Part F) (Regulations 14 & 15) (pages 171–206): Chapter 12 Preparation of Sites and Resistance to Moisture (Part G) (Regulations 16, 17 & 18) (pages 207–223): Chapter 13 Resistance to Transmission of Sound (Part H) (Regulations 19, 20 & 21) (pages 225–250): Chapter 14 Conservation of Fuel and Power (Part J) (Regulation 22) (pages 251–267): Chapter 15 Ventilation of Buildings (Part K) (Regulation 23) (pages 269–281): Chapter 16 Drainage and Sanitary Facilities (Part M) (Regulations 24 & 25) (pages 283–303): Chapter 17 Electrical Installations (Part N) (Regulation 26 + 26A) (pages 305–307): Chapter 18 Miscellaneous Hazards (Part P) (Regulations 27 & 28) (pages 309–314): Chapter 19 Access and Facilities for Dwelling (Part Q) (Regulation 29) (pages 315–320): Chapter 20 Storage of Waste (Part R) (Regulations 30 & 31) (pages 321–323): Chapter 21 Access to and Movement Within Buildings, and Protective Barriers (Part S) (Regulation 32) (pages 325–336):