Public Consultation – Review of Part B (Fire Safety) – Buil

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Public Consultation – Review of Part B (Fire Safety) – Building Regulations 1997 – 2006

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan,T.D., announces the commencement of a comprehensive review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations and the 2006 edition of the related Technical Guidance Document B.

As part of the review there will be an initial public consultation process and as part of that process the Minister now invites submissions:

1. identifying those elements in Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations and Technical Guidance Document (TGD) B which require amendment/revision; and;
2. specific proposals for changes in the elements identified at (1) above.

Relevant submissions will form an important input to the drafting of proposals for amendment of Part B of the Building Regulations and revision of TGD B to be published, for public / industry comment, in 2012.

In order to assist the Department in the compilation of submissions and comments, respondents to this consultation are kindly requested to use the comment form provided below.

* Part B 2011 Review – Template for submission of comments (xls,15kb)
* Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (doc, 49kb)
* Current Technical Guidance Document B (Fire Safety) (pdf, 1,340kb)

Comments should be forwarded, not later than 12 noon on Friday 24th February, 2012 in writing or by e-mail to:

Claire Darragh,
Architecture / Building Standards Section,
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government,
Custom House,
Dublin 1.

Tel: +353 (0)1 888 2893
Fax: +353 (0)1 888 2693
E-mail: buildingstandards@environ.ie

Please note that all submissions and comments submitted to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.

Installation and Commissioning of Ventilation Systems for Dwellings – Achieving Compliance with Part F 2009

Attached is a draft document entitled Installation and Commissioning of Ventilation Systems for Dwellings – Achieving Compliance with Part F 2009 which is intended as a supporting document to Technical Guidance Document F – Ventilation (2009). This supporting document aims to provide installation and commissioning guidance for systems provided for in Technical Guidance Document F – Ventilation (2009). A copy of the draft document may be downloaded at the link set out below: –

Installation and Commissioning of Ventilation Systems for Dwellings (pdf, 939kb)

Submissions and comments on this draft document are invited from the ventilation industry and other interested parties and should be forwarded, in writing or by email, to the address indicated below: –

Mr. Paris Beausang,
Architecture / Building Standards,
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government,
Custom House,
Dublin 1,
Tel: +353 (0)1 888 2321
Fax: +353 (0)1 888 2693
E-mail: buildingstandards@environ.ie

The closing date for the receipt of submissions is Wednesday, 30th November 2011.

In order to assist the Department in the compilation of submissions and comments, respondents to this consultation are kindly requested to use the comment form provided at the link below: –

Template for Submissions – Industry Consultation (pdf, 22kb)

Please note that all submissions and comments submitted to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003