Room by Room
91 sources in the library on room by room. Each one says what the document covers and what it is good for. Name a source to see which document it is and where to read it. One at a time. Page 3 of 3.
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BSI (British Standards Institution)
STATUS: CURRENT. BS EN 13126-5:2011+A1:2014 (base edition published 31 December 2011) specifies the requirements and test methods for the durability, strength, security and function of devices that restrict the opening of windows and door height windows, applying to restrictors on tilt and turn, pivot, casement and top hung windows. The classification is the useful part for a note: it separates SAFETY limiting restrictors from CHILD SAFETY limiting restrictors, with distinct requirements aimed at reducing the risk of accidental falls, which is what a note should cite when it says a window above ground floor level needs a child resistant restrictor rather than any restrictor. It applies only where the restriction falls within the specification in Annex A, E or G of EN 1191:2012 for the manufacturer's intended use. Catalogue page confirms number, title, date, status, the two restrictor categories and scope.
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BSI (British Standards Institution)
STATUS: WITHDRAWN on 28 February 2014. BS EN ISO 140-4:1998 was published 15 October 1998 and gave the methods for measuring the airborne sound insulation of interior walls, floors and doors between two rooms on site, producing frequency dependent values that are converted to a single number rating using ISO 717-1 so that performance can be compared against a specification. It was replaced by the BS EN ISO 16283 series, with BS EN ISO 16283-1 covering field measurement of airborne sound insulation, and the laboratory measurements formerly in other parts of BS EN ISO 140 moving to BS EN ISO 10140. Any note describing a pre completion sound test to BS EN ISO 140 is quoting a standard withdrawn in 2014: Approved Document E testing is now to the BS EN ISO 16283 series with rating to BS EN ISO 717. Catalogue page confirms number, title, publication date, withdrawal date and scope.
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BSI (British Standards Institution)
STATUS: CURRENT. BS EN ISO 717-1:2020 was published 31 December 2020 and supersedes BS EN ISO 717-1:2013, which is withdrawn. It defines the single number quantities for airborne sound insulation in buildings and building elements, that is the method for converting a frequency dependent measurement into one figure, and it covers spectrum adaptation terms for different noise sources including internal noise and external traffic noise. The 2020 revision moved content in from ISO 10140-1:2016 and ISO 10140-5:2010 and updated the references. This is the standard behind the Rw, DnT,w and DnT,w + Ctr figures quoted in soundproofing notes and in Approved Document E, and its companion BS EN ISO 717-2:2020 does the same for impact sound (Lnw, LnT,w). Catalogue page confirms number, title, date, status, supersession and scope; the calculation method is paywalled.
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
The core CIBSE reference for design criteria and calculation methods, cited whenever a note needs an authority for indoor design temperatures, fabric performance or heat loss and ventilation sizing. Publisher CIBSE, status Active, 402 pages, publication date March 2015 with a 2021 update, ISBN 9781906846541. The text is paywalled at GBP 200 plus VAT standard rate for the book and GBP 150 plus VAT for the download, free to CIBSE members, so only the catalogue page is public. The page confirms the scope: design criteria and calculation methods covering fabric performance, heating and ventilation system sizing, methods for thermal comfort evaluation and energy demand. Two currency notes recorded on the page matter for anyone citing it: Chapter 2 of Guide A supersedes TM34 Weather data with climate change scenarios (2004), and the Guide references BS EN 779:2012 for air filters, which has since been superseded by BS EN ISO 16890. The supplementary data files are downloadable free and include external design data, UK wind roses (Figure 2.8), solar irradiation on inclined planes (Table 2.12), sol-air temperatures (Table 2.14) and UK cooling load tables (Tables 5.16 and 5.17).
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
TM59 is the dynamic thermal modelling methodology that Approved Document O Section 2 names as its alternative to the simplified glazing and free-area route, so it is a required citation for any note about overheating. This page is for the 2026 edition, published July 2026, 39 pages, ISBN 9781912034123, and it is FREE to download at both standard and member rate, unusually for CIBSE. The critical compliance point stated on the page: TM59 (2017) is still the version required for compliance with Part O, and CIBSE recommends TM59 (2026) only for industry best practice while it discusses with the Building Safety Regulator how the updated weather files and new version might be incorporated into the Approved Documents. So a note must not tell a reader that the 2026 edition satisfies Part O. The 2026 update adds a new bedroom overheating criterion based on Loughborough University research, updated ceiling fan modelling presenting fans as an effective passive comfort solution, and mandates that all homes be tested under unconstrained conditions using 2050s weather data. TM59 applies to houses, apartments, sheltered accommodation, care homes, student accommodation, prisons and bedrooms in hotels and hospitals, and covers new dwellings and major refurbishments. The page also records that in 2026 the Climate Change Committee raised risks to buildings and communities from heat to its highest category, Critical Action needed.
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British Healthcare Trades Association
The UK trade association for healthcare and assistive technology suppliers, which is the body behind stairlifts, through-floor lifts, level access showers and other adaptations a renovation may include. It runs a member directory, a Chartered Trading Standards Institute approved code of practice with a consumer complaints and arbitration route, consumer advice and guidance, and a government grants finder that is a legitimate starting point for a reader asking who pays for an adaptation. Contact 020 7702 2141. Use it for finding a code-bound supplier and for the complaint route, not for prices.
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Finishes and Interiors Sector
The trade body uniting the finishes and interiors supply chain, whose stated aim is to raise standards and improve quality, safety and sustainability in the 13 billion pound finishes, fit-out and interiors sector. Membership covers contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, all vetted against strict quality and safety criteria. Its Knowledge Hub holds Technical Resources, Building Safety Act guidance, health and safety resources, sustainability resources, a Digital Construction toolkit, the Acoustic Verification Scheme, Support for Specifiers and a British Standards section. Other main sections are the Member Directory, Project Library, Skills Hub, Membership Hub and SpecFinish. Use it as the trade authority for drylining, partition and suspended ceiling workmanship, and its Acoustic Verification Scheme when a note claims a partition achieves a stated sound reduction.
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Furniture Industry Research Association
The UK research association for the furniture supply chain, the body behind furniture testing, ergonomics and compliance guidance that a note on fitted or built-in furniture would cite for standards and flammability compliance. Membership is open to retailers, manufacturers and international organisations, and it publishes reports, guides and business templates through its bookshop, with testing and consultancy delivered through its service provider Fira International Ltd. Use it as the route to furniture test standards rather than as a source of prices.
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Glass and Glazing Federation
The glazing trade body's consumer guide to conservatories and orangeries, with a conservatory guide, glazing insights and advice articles, and a member finder. It sets out the recognised style families a note should use when it names a conservatory type, including the Victorian conservatory with its ridged roof and multi-faceted end wall, and covers frame and glazing material choices. Useful as the trade reference for the distinction between a conservatory and an orangery, which matters because that distinction changes the roof-to-wall ratio and therefore whether the building regulations exemption still applies. Contact +44 (0)207 939 9100.
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NHS
The clinical authority for what carbon monoxide does and how many alarms a home needs. Lists symptoms as headache, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, weakness, tiredness and confusion, chest and muscle pain, shortness of breath, flushing and loss of vision, and notes the tell-tale pattern that symptoms worsen in an affected room and improve on leaving the building. Names the appliances that can produce carbon monoxide when badly installed, faulty or poorly maintained: gas boilers, gas cookers and clay ovens, gas or paraffin heaters, wood, gas and coal fires and portable generators, plus barbecues or camping stoves used indoors and engines run in a garage. The prevention advice is specific: get a carbon monoxide alarm for each room of the home containing an appliance that burns gas, oil, coal or wood, have appliances properly installed and serviced regularly by a qualified and registered engineer, and keep chimneys and flues clear. Directs readers to call NHS 111 for suspected poisoning and 999 for breathing difficulty, sudden confusion or loss of consciousness.
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Barrisol
the manufacturer's own conditions of installation for Barrisol stretch ceilings: that they may only be installed in sealed, clean, dust free and dry buildings, that cartons exposed to cold must rest 24 hours in the warm before opening, that only authorised factory trained installers should install or dismantle them, and that embedded spotlights must not exceed 50W, need an insulating ring above 50 degrees C, and are incompatible above 60 degrees C at the metallic rose