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    Fixings & Anchors Policy

    • Fixings & Anchors Policy
    • Introduction
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    • Glass Policy
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    • Strategic Partners
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    • Embodied Carbon

    Brilliant Buildings – Operational Carbon

    • Energy Synergy – Introduction
    • Net Zero Operational Carbon

    Brilliant Buildings – Embodied Carbon

    • Introduction to Embodied Carbon
    • Why do Embodied Carbon Assessments?

    Low Carbon Concrete

    • Cement & Concrete Classifications
    • Reducing use of Concrete
    • EPD's for Concrete
    • Low Carbon Concrete – Design Guidance

    Re-use of Steel

    • Introduction – Reuse of Steel
    • Reusing Structural Steel – Background
    • Procurement of Reused Steel
    • Practical Considerations for Steel Reuse
    • Grading of Reclaimed Steel

    Yellow Book Audit

    • Introduction & Guidance
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    Introduction & Guidance

    • Overview
    • The Passivhaus Service
    • WD Passivhaus Task Group

    Passivhaus Standards

    • Passivhaus Standards
    • Comparison with other standards

    Managing Passivhaus

    • Additional Roles
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    Project Management

    • How to Specify & Design Fire Stopping to Service Penetrations

    Testing & Records

    • Regulation 38 – Fire File

    Blue Light

    • Design of buildings on the police estate
    • Feedback from Operators

    Existing Buildings

    • Introduction
    • Cat A & B Fit Out
    • Concrete Repairs

    Process

    • London Underground
    • Railways

    Enabling Works

    • Working by Railways
    • External Services
    • Working by London Underground

    Foundations

    • Introduction
    • Selection Flow Chart
    • Piling
    • Underpinning

    Below Ground Drainage

    • Design Considerations

    Ground Floors

    • Introduction
    • Beam & Block Floors

    Damp Proofing

    • Damp Proofing
    • Brick & Mortar Selection

    Ground Contamination

    • Gas Protection
    • Radon Barriers
    • Japanese Knotweed

    Basements

    • Introduction & Grades
    • Forms of Construction
    • Waterproofing
    • Watertight (Type B) Concrete
    • Design Considerations
    • Insurers' Considerations

    Form of Construction

    • Introduction
    • Protection of Risers
    • Thermal Bridging

    Lifts & Stairs

    • Lift Shafts
    • Staircases

    Steel Frames

    • Steel Frames
    • Fire Protection of Steel Frames
    • Fire Protection – Intumescent Paint
    • Fire Protection – Board Encasement
    • Fire Protection – Cementitious Sprays
    • Composite Floors
    • Pre-Cast Concrete Floors

    Concrete Frames

    • In-Situ Concrete Frames
    • Pre-Cast Concrete Frames
    • RAAC Concrete

    Balconies & Terraces

    • Guarding
    • Balcony Finishes
    • Roof Terraces & Inset Terraces

    Timber

    • General Requirements
    • Timber Joist Floors
    • Timber Roof Decks
    • Timber Resin Repairs

    Roof Structure

    • Fire Considerations

    Facades General

    • Introduction
    • CWCT Testing for Weathertightness
    • Vapour Control Layers
    • Breather Membranes
    • Sealing Membranes
    • Metalwork in Facades
    • MgO Boards
    • Avoiding Pigeon Guano
    • Louvres

    Inner Leaf Blockwork

    • Inner Leaf Blockwork

    Windows & Doors

    • External Windows
    • External Doors
    • Curtain Walling
    • Unitised Curtain Walling
    • Spandrel Panels
    • Glass – Introduction
    • Secured by Design

    Brickwork

    • Intro & Insulation
    • Brickwork Selection
    • Design Considerations

    Fire Protection

    • Fire Protection in Facades
    • Cavity Barriers
    • Fire Stops
    • CWCT Guidance

    Cladding

    • Introduction
    • Metal Facades
    • Timber Cladding

    Structural Framing System (SFS)

    • Structural Framing System (SFS)

    Cladding Continued…

    • Panelised Concrete
    • Stone Systems
    • Terracotta

    Works to Existing Roofs

    • Existing Flat Roofs – General Approach

    Roof Openings

    • Rooflights
    • Roof Windows
    • Smoke Vents
    • Roof Access

    Flat Roofs – Newbuild

    • Intro & Selection
    • Construction Fire Safety
    • Design Considerations
    • Penetrations
    • Flat Roof Drainage
    • Preferred Systems
    • Timber Roof Decks
    • Green & Brown
    • Blue Roofs

    Pitched Roofs

    • Metal Roofing
    • Compartmentation & Fire Stopping
    • Tiling
    • Pitched Roof Drainage
    • Roof Trusses
    • Spandrel Panels
    • Rooms in a Roof
    • Loft Insulation

    Roofs General

    • Compartment Walls
    • Parapets & Abutments
    • Copings & Cappings
    • Roof PV
    • Lightning Protection

    Flexible Wall Partitions

    • Metal Stud Partitions
    • Key Rules & Details
    • Timber Stud
    • Masonry Partitions
    • Wet Areas
    • Glazed Screens

    Fire Protection

    • How to Specify & Design
    • Passive Fire Protection – Installation
    • Fire Stopping
    • Approaches Through Walls
    • Flexible Walls
    • Rigid Walls
    • Linear Gap Seals
    • Through Floors
    • Fire Curtains
    • Fire Dampers
    • Putty Pads & Sockets

    Internal Doors

    • Specification
    • Fire Door Linear Gap Seals
    • Internal Door Installation
    • Door Position
    • Glazing
    • Upgrading Fire Doors
    • Repairs to Fire Doors

    Stairs & Balustrades

    • Glass Balustrade Guidance
    • Standard Balustrade Systems

    Movable Walls

    • Introduction

    Floors

    • Specifying Screeds
    • Installing Screeds
    • Walk-In Shower Areas
    • ScreedBoard
    • Raised Access Floors
    • Introduction to Finishes
    • Entrance Matting, Carpet & Carpet Tiles
    • Vinyl
    • Floor Tiling
    • Fitness Flooring
    • Sports Hall Flooring

    Toilets

    • Changing Places Toilets

    Ceilings

    • Introduction
    • Acoustic Sound Absorbers
    • Acoustic Baffles & Raft
    • Access Hatches

    Painting & Wall Finishes

    • Paint
    • Tiling
    • Custody Cell Tiling

    Space Heating

    • Introduction
    • Mech Vent Spaces

    Overheating

    • Introduction
    • Common Spaces & Communal Corridors
    • Mitigating Risk

    Sanitaryware

    • Introduction & Design Considerations
    • Sanitaryware Grab Rails

    Pipework Distribution

    • Soil & Waste Drainage – General
    • Soil & Waste Drainage – High-Rise
    • Leak Prevention Protocol
    • Legionella Risk
    • Gas Pipework
    • Science Labs

    Lifts

    • Firefighting Lifts
    • Evacuation Lifts

    Lighting & Socket Positions

    • Lighting Introduction
    • Socket Positions

    Statutory Installations

    • Statutory Water Installations
    • Electric Vehicle Charging

    Communication, Security & Control Systems

    • CCTV

    Support & Bracketry

    • Supporting Systems

    Fire Protection

    • Fire Stopping
    • Fire Dampers
    • Sockets & Putty Pads
    • Smoke Control Design Considerations
    • Overview Fire Alarm Systems
    • Sprinklers
    • Fire Mains (Risers)
    • Fire Curtains

    Plant Rooms & Equipment

    • Pre-Fabrication
    • Key Considerations
    • Bunded Plantrooms
    • Above Ground Water Tanks
    • Rainwater Harvesting
    • Air Conditioning
    • PV

    Cabling & Containment

    • Structured Cabling
    • Surface Containment
    • Cable Selection
    • Wiring Regulations & Protected Escape Routes

    Mechanical Systems

    • LTHW and Chiller Pipework

    External Hard Surfaces

    • Introduction
    • Gradients & Falls
    • Permeable Block Paving & Build ups
    • Block Paving & Build ups
    • Flag Paviour Build-Ups
    • Grassguard
    • Resin Finished Surfaces
    • Asphalt
    • Line Markings
    • Tactile Paving

    Earthworks

    • Fill Material

    Below-Ground Drainage

    • Design Considerations
    • Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
    • Below Ground Water Tanks
    • Rainwater Connections

    Soft Landscaping

    • Topsoil

    Sectional Agreements

    • Overview
    • Section 38 – Highways
    • Section 50 – Highways
    • Section 98 – Sewer Requisition
    • Section 184 – Highways
    • Section 278 – Highways

    Utilities

    • Fire Hydrants
    • External Services

    External Works Structures

    • Retaining Walls

    Street Furniture

    • Benches & Picnic Tables
    • Litter & Recycling Bins
    • Cycle Storage
    • Lighting Columns
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