All Building articles in Specifier 1 October 2004

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  • News

    Regulations

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    In the third of our twice-monthly special features, we take a look at how imminent changes to Building Regulations and other standards will affect specifiers' decisions plus how this university's unique design managed to comply with fire rules

  • Features

    Products

    2004-09-30T11:58:00Z

    The latest products to help you comply with all those regulations, from sound-insulating blockwork to prefabricated wheelchair ramps – plus how a Docklands office is fighting fire …

  • Features

    Regulations roundup

    2004-09-30T11:49:00Z

    A brief guide to recently issued regulations with pointers to upcoming changes in regulations and consultation documents

  • Features

    Five tips for complying with the DDA

    2004-09-30T11:33:00Z

    By today, organisations that deal with the public should have complied with the Disability Discrimination Act by making their services accessible to people with disabilities. What constitutes a fully DDA-compliant building has yet to be decided, as this will be determined by a body of case law. In the meantime, ...

  • University atrium: In the event of a fire a public address system guides people out of the lecture rooms on the right, over the link bridges and through the teaching block on the left to the escape stairs at each end of the teaching blocks
    Features

    Fire evacuation

    2004-09-30T11:30:00Z

    An unusual approach was needed to get the University of Hertfordshire’s de Havilland campus building to conform with Part B of the Building Regulations, which deals with fire safety.