September 17, 2003—The UK’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) plans to revise Part F of the Building Regulations in order to further develop and improve the provision of ventilation to people in buildings. BRE has been awarded the contract to provide the necessary expert technical and administrative support to the ODPM Working Group responsible for the revision process.
The Working Group will include members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee and Government officials. It will consider changes and additions to Approved Document F, which gives technical guidance to the construction industry on meeting the requirements of Part F.
The Working Group will take account of the conclusions of current research projects, and the introduction of an alternative more performance-based approach is likely to be considered. The structure of the document itself will be examined for ways of making it easier to follow.
A key part of the process will be a public consultation on any proposed revisions and an investigation of their impacts on small businesses. Dr David Ross of BRE who is leading the BRE team says, “We are looking to integrate recent research and feedback from the public and industry to provide healthier buildings for the occupants and easier to follow guidance for industry”.
This contract to provide support for the revision of Part F is quite distinct from the research work that ODPM is currently commissioning to underpin the long-term development of the Regulations.
For more information, contact David Ross at BRE.
