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Building legislation and historic buildings : a guide to the application of the Building Regulations, the Public Health Acts, the Fire Precautions Act, the Housing Act, the other legislation relevant to historic buildings /

Building Legislation and Historic Buildings offers a guide to the application of the Building Regulations, the Public Health Acts, the Fire Precautions Act, the Housing Act and other legislation relevant to historic buildings. The purpose is to aid the architect in tackling his own design problems a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parnell, A. C. (Alan Charles)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Architectural Press, [1986]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Building legislation and historic buildings; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; General introduction; Chapter 1. The legislation before the Building Regulations 1985; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Public Health Acts; 1.3 The Building Regulations 1976; 1.4 The London Building Acts and Constructional By-laws; 1.5 The Fire Precautions Act; 1.6 The Housing Acts; 1.7 Other Legislation; Case Study 1: Shops with mixed uses and tenancies; A. Nos. 5-10 Kingsmead Square, Bath; B. No. 76 Low Petergate, York; C. Marshal Wade's House, Bath.
  • Case Study 2: Warehouses and MillsA. No. 35 King Street, Bristol; B. The Great Warehouse, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire; C. The No. 2 MiLL, Shardlow Derbyshire, ; Chapter 2. Problems and conflicts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Building Regulations 1976; 2.3 The Public Health Acts; 2.4 The Fire Precautions Act 1971; 2.5 The Housing Acts; 2.6 Other Legislation; 2.7 Summary; Case Study 3: Victorian Villas; A. No. 57 The Close, Norwich; Case Study 4: Civic Buildings; A. The Town Hall, Manchester; B. The Guildhall, Thaxted, Essex; Chapter 3. Administration and enforcement; 3.1 Introduction.
  • 3.2 Problems Common to most Legislation3.3 Building Control Authorities; 3.4 Fire Authorit; 3.5 Improvement Grant Administration; 3.6 Environmental Health and Housing Authorities; 3.7 The Health and Safety at Work Act; 3.8 Residential Care Establishments; 3.9 The Licensing Act; 3.10 Conservation Officers; 3.11 Highway Authorities; 3.12 Statutory Undertakings; Case Study 5: Town Houses; A. Clarence House, Thaxted, Essex; B. Nos. 12/13 and 42/43 Bedford Row, London WC1; C. Nos. 5, 7, 10 and 12 Great Ormond Street, London WC1; Case Study 6: Churches; A. St James', Pockthorpe, Norwich.
  • B. St Leonard's, Foscote, BuckinghamshireC. St Peter and St Paul, Shellow Bowells, Essex; Chapter 4. Recent changes in legislation; 4.1 The Building Regulations 1985; 4.2 Supervision of the Regulations; 4.3 Building Regulations in Inner London; 4.4 The Fire Precautions Act 1971; 4.5 The Housing Acts; Case Study 7: Hotels and Public Houses; A. The Lady in Grey and Broughton House, Shardlow, Derbyshire; B. The Wig and Mitre, Lincoln; Case Study 8: Shops; A. John O'Port's House, Salisbury; B. No. 12 Newgate, York; C. The Central MarketBuilding, Covent Garden, London WC2.
  • Chapter 5. Historic buildings as a specialcase5.1 Establishing Standards for Historic Buildings; 5.2 The Need for Further Research; 5.3 Relaxations; 5.4 Exemptions; Case Study 9: Country Houses; A. Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire; B. Kenwood House, London NW3; C. Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire; D. Cliveden Manor, Buckinghamshire; Case Study 10: Country Cottages and Barns; A. Nos. 5 and 8 St John's Square, Wilton, Wiltshire; B. Old Manor Farm House, Torquay; C. The Derbyshire Field Barns; D. Barns at Buckden and Sedbergti, North Yorkshire; Chapter 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 6.1 Introduction.