The inside track
A personal insight into the workings of the RSD project from the project manager Dr Sean Smith, an acoustical consultant at Napier University
State of play
So far there are 13 fully completed RSDs, nine of which relate to walls. Additionally, reports Dr Sean Smith, there are 12 more constructions under test as candidate RSDs, six of which are more than 50% complete and eight of these 12 are for walls.
The ripple effect
The revised Part E has had a wide ranging, and in some cases dramatic, impact on manufacturers involved in domestic wall construction. But the industry’s development of Robust Standard Details has led to increased levels of co-operation and innovation in
Ground zero
Part E Robust Standard Details (RSD) on separating floor constructions are expected to be adopted on July 1. Tim Palmer asks the flooring industry what RSDs mean to them and how products have been developed to achieve compliance
Some HBF members are on the pitch...
Dave Baker, HBF director of technical services, finds a football analogy to explain how the Part E Robust Standard Details provide “wins” for the government, the home buyer and the industry
Mark Pedley
<b>Family?</b>My wife Lorraine, who works with special needs children, son Liam (14) and daughter Natalie (13)
The Wulrus
Behind those dark glasses, the Walrus is still recovering from the office Christmas bash. As enjoyable as it was, our columnist’s thoughts turned to the challenges posed by a government set on boosting off-site fabrication
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