Review of the Building standards (Scotland) regulations 2005 Section 5: Noise: Summary of changes to Section 5 (Consultation - Annex A)

Publication Year

2008

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Introduces the proposed changes to Section 5: Noise, which will be extended to include residential buildings separating walls and separating floors, a new standard on noise reduction within buildings, increasing sound insulation performance of separating walls and separating floors, robust post-completion testing, new guidance on workmanship and the effect on performance of separating floors and separating walls and guidance for work to existing buildings.

Document History

Consultation closed on 29 July 2008. This consultation comprises: a covering letter, this Annex A - summary of proposed changes, Annex B - proposed revisions to domestic and non-domestic guidance documents, Annex C - guidance on laminate/hard floor coverings, Annex D - example constructions and generic internal wall and floor details and Annex F - an intermediate regulatory impact assessment.

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