The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
The Regs: making the homes you design burglar-proof
A year since Approved Document Q took effect Geoff Wilkinson looks again at the requirements for security to new dwellings
Specification
The Regs: Specifying emergency lighting and signage
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the rules relating to emergency lighting in apartment blocks and public and commercial buildings
The Regs: complying with rules on listed buildings
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the rules relating to energy efficiency, disabled access and fire safety in works on listed buildings
The Regs: How to get a highly glazed extension to comply with Building Regulations
If you have ever wondered how an architect got that glass box extension past building control, then Geoff Wilkinson has the answer
Keeping an eye on colour contrast
Geoff Wilkinson looks at issues and regulations relating to designing buildings to meet the needs of the visually impaired
Construction can learn safety lessons from aviation’s ‘Just Culture’
In the world of aviation reporting of errors and near-misses is encouraged to prevent similar mistakes turning into disasters. The building sector needs to adopt the same approach to prevent tragedies like that at Grenfell Tower, says Emily Booth
Grenfell shows it’s callous governance we need to change, not just the building regs
We must challenge the administration’s market forces-driven approach to housing, callously indifferent to the lives of the poor and marginalised, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, says Catherine Slessor
The dos and don’ts of specifying electrical equipment in bathrooms
Geoff Wilkinson looks at Building Regulations relating to electrical installations in wet areas
Practices must review aggregate material usage in light of new European standards
The Regs: Geoff Wilkinson discusses hardcore
The Regs: Disabled WCs
Architects must check new regulations for disabled WCs, says Geoff Wilkinson