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BSD opinion on an unenclosed stair wholly contained within a bedroom in a three-storey dwelling under a SCOTTISH TYPE APPROVAL submission

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The Opinion of the Building Standards Division Within the Roxburgh house type the following measures have been proposed to compensate for the…

BSD opinion on accessibility within a dwelling via a future stair lift under a SCOTTISH TYPE APPROVAL submission

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The Opinion of the Building Standards Division The intent of guidance Clause 4.2.9 is to provide a suitable space for parking a future stair…

BSD issue supplementary guidance on fire suppression systems in Maturation Warehouses

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The Scottish Government has issued ​supplementary guidance entitled Whisky Maturation Warehouses Storage Buildings (Class 1) – Automatic Fire…

BSD opinion on fire protection of private stair in three-storey dwellings containing whole house ventilation systems under STAS

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Following an "alternative" approach submitted by Cala Homes Ltd in association with a STAS application, BSD have issued an opinion on…

LABSS and Approved Certifiers Joint Working with a series of "Partners in Compliance Roadshows"

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LABSS and the Approved Certifiers of Design and Construction completed their very successful series of three awareness roadshows …

How do you deal with Japanese Knotweed in Scotland?

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We have the Victorians to thank for Knotweed - one of the world's worst invasive species. Native to Eastern Asia, the plant has an aggressive root…

New LABC Registered Construction Details will help you in Scotland

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LABC has recently launched a suite of 250 registered construction details (RCDs) to help you combat the problem of cold bridging in construction that…

Scottish, English and Welsh building standards organisations announce formal link

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LABSS (Local Authority Building Standards Scotland) and LABC (Local Authority Building Control in Wales and England) have made a formal agreement to…
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