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Some useful documents for further study

Available on the internet
  • Approved Documents to Part L: Conservation of fuel and power
    L1A - New dwellings
    L1B - Existing dwellings
    L2A - New non-dwellings
    L2B - Existing non-dwellings
  • Domestic Heating Compliance Guide
  • Non-domestic Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Compliance Guide
  • Low or Zero Carbon Energy Sources: Strategic Guide

Available from RIBA Enterprises Limited

  • Guide to Part F of the Building Regulations
  • Guide to Part L of the Building Regulations

Available from BSI

  • PD CEN/TR 14788:2006 - Ventilation for buildings (domestic)
  • BS 5925:1991 - Ventilation principles and designing for natural ventilation

Available from CIBSE

  • Technical Memoranda
    - TM 23:2000 “Testing buildings for air leakage”
    - TM 31:2003 “Building Logbooks - A Guide”
  • CIBSE Guide - A4 Air Infiltration

Available from BRE

  • Digest 306:1980 “Domestic draught-proofing and ventilation”
  • Digest 355:1990 “Energy efficiency in dwellings”
  • Report BR265 “Minimising air infiltration in office buildings”
  • Information Papers:
    IP15/94 “Energy efficiency in new housing”
    IP12/98 “Trickle ventilators in offices”
    IP11/90 “The BRESIM technique for measuring air infiltration rates in large buildings”
  • Good building guide GBG37 “Insulating roofs at rafter line - sarking insulation”

Available from BSRIA

“Airtightness testing - the essential guide to Part L2 of the 2006 Building Regulations”

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