Useful Information Building Types and Usage Regulations and Standards
Building Regulations and Standards
The Building Regulations
Principal parts in relation to relocatable partitions
Part B Fire Safety
Part E Resistance to passage of sound
Part K Protection from falling, collision and impact
Part M Access and facilities for disabled persons
Part N Glazing – safety in relation to impact
Relocatable partitions - Relevant British and European standards
BS 476 Fire test on building materials and structures
BS 952 Glass for glazing
BS1186 Timber for workmanship in joinery
BS1230 Gypsum plasterboard
BS4787 Internal/external doorsets, leaves and frames
BS5234 Partitions (strength and stability)
BS6180 Barriers in/about buildings – Code of practice
BS6206 Impact performance requirements for safety glass in buildings
BS6262 Code of practice for glazing in buildings
BS7974 Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings (Code of practice)
BS8212 Code of practice for dry lining and partitioning
BS EN 1364 Fire tests for non-load bearing elements
BS EN ISO 140 Acoustics – measurement of sound insulation
Building Regulations and Standards
BS EN ISO 717 Acoustics – rating of sound insulation
ETAG 003 Internal partition kits
ETAG 003 Internal partition kits for use as non-loadbearing walls
Essential requirements
- Fire
- Health and hygiene
- Safety in use
- Protection against noise
- Energy and economy
- Durability and serviceability
BS 5234 Strength and stability
BS5234, part 2: 1992 Internal non-load bearing partitions
Specification for performance requirements for strength and stability. Includes methods of test; details the various test requirements, performance levels and test method
