Sound insulation RSDs get go ahead
The government has approved the use of the industry’s Robust Standard Details proposals devised to comply with new Building Regulations on sound insulation (Pa…
Prescott aims to tackle north/south housing divide
Ministers are out to tackle the north/south divide with an agenda of regional devolution and the relocation of jobs and homes from areas under pressure in the …
Cash injection for Communities Plan
Government funding to the tune of £63 million has been committed to improving green spaces and infrastructure in Communities Plan growth areas. The package of …
ODPM plan for Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes will double in size and become one of the UK’s largest cities under an ambitious expansion strategy launched by the ODPM which adds further detai…
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 can…
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 devel…
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 me…
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