Guide A Environmental design. 8th edition (including corrigenda - March 2018)

Publication Year

2015

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Contains significant changes from the 2006 version of CIBSE Guide A. Addition of a new chapter (Chapter 0) which considers the quality of the environmental design. It identifies two specific requirements for achieving quality in building design, namely adopting a holistic approach to the design, and a system to assure the quality of the design calculations and decisions. Subsequent chapters each cover an individual aspect of environmental design, namely criteria for design, and methods of calculation. Updated content reflects current UK legislation, specifically the 2013 Building Regulations Approved Documents L and F, and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recommendations.

Document History

Superseded by Environmental design. 8th edition (incorporating corrections as of June 2018). Supersedes Environmental design. 8th edition (including corrigenda - February 2018). Corrigenda issued 20 March 2018. Eighth edition March 2015. Amended September 2015 to incorporate corrections to prelim pages (iii), (iv) and (v); text pages 5-5, 5-62, 5-84, 6-4, 6-5, 8-8, 8-19; Appendix 5. A8 pages A8-4, A8-6. Amended January 2016 to incorporate corrections to text pages 0-7, 0-8, 3-11, 3-12, 3-19, 3-37, 3-42, 5-101, 5-102, 5-103, 7-21, 8-7, 8-8. Reprinted incorporating corrections February 2016. Amended June 2016 to incorporate corrections to text pages 1-11, 3-33, 5-28, 5-33, 5-77, 5-97, 5-98. Amended August 2016 to incorporate correction to page 5-84. Reprinted incorporating corrections October 2016. Amended March 2017 to incorporate correction to pages 4-28 and 4-29. Chapter 2 of Guide A: 2015 supersedes CIBSE document TM34 titled 'Weather data with climate change scenarios' (2004). As per the previous edition, this edition of Guide A is supported by data files (supplementary files). These can be accessed online from an index page on the CIBSE website. Changes made by corrigenda to Appendix A8 to chapter 5 will also be incorporated into these files in due course.

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