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3 March 2015 - South Lanarkshire Council issue Scottish Type Approval for 10 House Types for Keepmoat Housing

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Building (Scotland) Act 2003 SCOTTISH TYPE APPROVAL SCHEME [STAS]: 10 House types (including variations)  I refer to your application for a Type…

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 lift,…

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 compliance with…

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 promoting joint…

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…
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