The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
The Regs: External escape stairs call for fire-resistant façades
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the interface between escape stairs and façades
Specification
The Regs: Take a good look at the drains before progressing with detailed designs
Leaving it to a contractor to discover drainage hazards can derail even the best-designed schemes, warns Geoff Wilkinson
The Regs: Far-reaching changes on fire safety are coming into effect
Geoff Wilkinson takes a look at the latest changes to Approved Document B (Fire Safety)
The Regs: While we wait for government to act on embodied carbon, what can architects do?
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the progress made on incorporating Embodied Carbon Assessment into the Building Regs and the role material selection can play
The Regs: How to specify intumescent coatings correctly
Geoff Wilkinson offers key pointers to specifying fire-protective finishes
The Regs: Three key considerations for successful retrofits
Geoff Wilkinson looks at common errors in retrofit projects and how to avoid them
The Regs: Important new changes to regulation of indoor air quality are now in effect
Under the new Part F the minimum area for background ventilators is calculated on a room by room basis. Geoff Wilkinson explains
The Regs: Designing safely with cross-laminated timber
Geoff Wilkinson looks at fire safety concerns surrounding structural CLT
Are you ready for the new thermal requirements coming into Part L?
Geoff Wilkinson looks at how changes to the regs coming into effect in June will affect current practice with respect to walls
The Regs: How to make a kitchen accessible to all
Inspired by RCKa’s Nourish Hub, Geoff Wilkinson looks at the available guidance on designing accessible kitchens