Agenda

09:00 Welcome and introduction
Brief update on the most recent changes to building regulations and an outline of current thinking on the future of building control.
Chair: Lorna Stimpson, Business Development Director, LABC

09:15 Session 1: Part L - the reality of integratingsustainability into design and construction
Clarifying the requirements of Part L1 for domestic dwellings and Part L2 for other buildings
Highlighting key amendments including AD Part L
Explaining how Part L ties in with the Code for Sustainable homes and the EPC requirement
Identifying the boundaries for reasonable compromises
Case study illustrating how to resolve the key challenges of Part L
Outlining easily missed/common mistakes

Ant Wilson, Director, Faber Maunsell

10:30 Morning refreshments and networking

11:00 Session 2: Part F - Balancing ventilation and energy performance
Clarifying the requirements of Part F
Highlighting key amendments
Balancing the requirements of Part F (ventilation)and Part L (energy performance)
Plans and timetable for future amendments to Parts F and L

David Ross, Regional Director, Faber Maunsell

11:30 Open Forum - break into working groups to get answers to your specific questions related to Part L and Part F

12:30 Lunch

Afternoon sessions will be run in a round-table workshop format to enable delegates to get practical answers to their specific questions.

13:30 Session 3: Part B - interpreting the complexities of fire regulations
Clarifying Part B for domestic dwellings and for other buildings
Recapping changes to Approved Document B2007
Highlighting key amendments including the practical implications of the recently introduced additional guidance DD9999 replacing theBS5588 Series
Identifying the boundaries for reasonable compromises
Case study illustrating how to resolve the key challenges of Part B
Outlining easily missed/common mistakes

Andrew Marsden, Director, Head Projects

14:30 Building Regulations - what's next?
How will the periodic review of building regulations be handled in the future?
What is the proposed timeframe for future amendments?

Guy Bampton, Programme Manager, Building Regulations Review, Communities and Local Government

15:15 Afternoon refreshments and networking

15:30 Session 4: Part M - practical solutions for people with disabilities
Clarifying the requirements of Part M and how to apply guidance to provide practical solutions for people with disabilities
Implementing Part M into the early stages of designs, rather than applying them as an afterthought
Highlighting key amendments to legislation
Identifying the boundaries for reasonable compromises
Case study illustrating how to resolve the key challenges of Part M
Outlining easily missed/common mistakes
Speaker to be confirmed

16:30 Session 5: Brief round-up of remaining Approved Documents
Understanding the regulations
Clarifying the requirements of the remaining Approved Documents
Highlighting key amendments including Part C related to site preparation and resistance to contaminants
Anticipating future changes

Michael Wadood, Director, MLM Building Control

17:30 Close of conference