Resources

Building Standards Updates - Mailing List 

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage Home Ventilation Publication

         Watch on

         Watch on Planning & Building Control Regulations 2026 and CPR 2024 | Daniel Wright 

         Watch on Reuse of Buildings: Circularity Projects & the Regulatory Sandbox | Joselyn Pelayo & Fernanda Rocha 

         Watch on Ballymun Rediscovery Centre: Adaptive Reuse & Circular Building Design | Robert Davys

         Watch on Historic Building Restoration & Conservation Case Studies | Ciaran O'Brien

         Watch on Works to Existing Buildings: Compliance from a Building Control Officer's Perspective | Martin Moore 

         Watch on Installation of Heat Pumps in Existing Properties, Building Regulations Requirements | Keith Scully 

         Watch on Adaptive Reuse: Fitzwilliam Quay Case Study | Fiona Craven & Stephen Wearen 

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Watch BCMS Data Improvement Project - Eileen Davis

Watch Mass Engineered timber creche & community centre DRes 

Watch Compliance challenges with loft conversions Fingal County Council 

Watch Inspections Common Compliance Issues 

Watch Standardised Design Approaches promoting greater adoption of MMC 

Watch Construction Products Regulation (EU old CPR 305 of 2011 & EU New CPR 2024 3110)

Watch Castle Group Agrement from Certification to Market 

Watch MMC Agrement challenges and updates NSAI 

Watch Agrement Certification process of demonstrating compliance with Building Regulations Evolusion

Watch Commencement Notice documentation & Validation Jennifer Mills

Watch Code of Practice presentation Henry J Lyons 

Watch Certification of Compliance on Completion supporting documents & Ancillary Certificates Dermot Mullally

Watch Certificate of Compliance on Completion Richard Butler 

Watch Pre-notification and phased Completion Ronan Glynn

Watch Supporting documentation to demonstrate compliance Part F & L DHLGH

Watch De risking Certification Common Pitfalls with BCAR Kevin Doyle 

Watch 1 Eoin O'Dowd Extensions and Alteration Dwellings​ Building Control Legislation Overview

Watch 2 Pat Nestor Building Regs requirements for works to existing dwellings 

Watch 4 Tom Gilligan Bringing derelict & vacant properties back into use under Housing for all 

Watch 6 Ronan Glynn Building Regulation requirements for works to existing dwellings

Watch 7 Aidan McNamara SDCC Saggart Community Centre Case Study

Watch 8 Safe Electric Adding New Electrical Work to Existing Installations

Watch 1 NBC&MSO Introduction to Modern Methods of Construction  

Watch 2  DHLGH Housing for All & MMC Update Eadaoin Ni Fhearghail

Watch 4 MMC Certification Updates Martin Searson NSAI

Watch 5 Framespace Design and production of 2D & 3D MMC systems/projects

Watch 7 Glenveagh & Nua MMC Presentation Jason Van Hout

Watch 8 Case Study, Precast Concrete Wall Panels, Coady Architects

Watch 1 Technical Guidance Document B 2024

Watch 2 Application process and documents required to demonstrate compliance with Part B Honor Rushe May Co.Co.

Watch 3 BS 7574 and performance based Fire Design Approaches to new and existing buildings Michael Lyons

Watch 4 Critical Documentation to facilitate the Certification of the Buildings under Part B requirement (B12) Conall Finn

Watch 5 NBCO Update on joint site inspections  

Watch 6 Bringing Back homes challenges Walter Holden Waterford CoCo.

Watch 7 Emergency Lighting to IS3217 John Comey

Watch 8 Framed Construction dwelling fires John Hoctor Tipperary Co.Co.

Watch Overview of Parts C & D Simon McGuinness

Watch Proper detailing of Timber frame to I.S. 440 Gerard Clarke

Watch Proper use of materials & workmanship in accordance with the Building Regulations & associated standards Richard Butler

Watch Building Control Inspections for compliance with the requirements of Parts A Structure C Site preparation and resistance to moisture Noel Cronin

Watch Remedial measures for high levels of radon in existing buildings Pat Murphy Radon Ireland

Watch S.R. 82 Slating & Tiling Code of Practice Aidan McCann 

Watch Aggregates & Concrete blocks Thomas Holden Roadstone

Watch MMC Part D Compliance Simon Dolphin

Watch MMC & the Assigned Certifier - Michael Brown

Watch NBCO Inspections Update & Findings Jennifer Mills

Watch BCO perspective on timber frame project Colin Gallagher Fingal Co.Co.

Watch Information specific to MMC to be included in CNs & requested from BCA's to promote compliance Kevin Cooke

Watch MMC Timber frame and IS440 Bill Robinson WTI

Watch Certification of various MMC systems Martin Searson 

Watch MMC ICF Building Control challenges

Watch Commencement Notices getting it right first time Mairead Phelan

Watch Reasons to request a revised notice, invalid or valid CN(Article 10) John Sweeney

Watch Commencement Notices Online Assessment & Question 6(Article 9) Ronan Glynn

Watch Drawings required to demonstrate compliance with the second schedule to the building regulations Richard Butler

Watch Department Updates Eoin O'Dowd

Watch CN submission challenges Douglas Richie Homebond

Watch Procedures on receipt of a CCC Michael Mansell Cork City Co.

Watch Inspections & compliance challenges NBCO Inspection programme 

Watch Inspections for Regularisation Fire Safety Certificate Colin Gallagher

Watch Certificates of compliance on completion inspections in DLRCC Mark Harper

Watch Assigned Certifier inspections & lessons learned Conall Finn Catalyst

Watch Part B Fire Inspections & compliance Declan Crilly

Watch Driving compliance through regulatory reform John Wickham 

Watch Inspections and compliance challenges Mariola Heksel Kildare Co.Co.

Watch Building Control Inspections carried out by Mayo Co Co

Watch NBCO Inspections Programme 2023

Technical Guidance document M Eoin O'Dowd

Overview of Disability Access Certificate application process Conor King

Wording and structure of DAC Reports Martin Ryan

Accessibility, Part M and Universal Design in practice Eoin O’Herlihy

Part M Dispensations & existing Buildings  Martin Moore

Part B – Supplementary Guidance Vol 2 Dwellings 

Fire Strategy approach to demonstration Compliance with Part B

Part B Compliance Reports

Building control approach to using Granted Fire Safety Certificates 

Improving Compliance with Building Regulations Richard Butler

Part L ACDs & Thermal Modelling On site inspections and compliance documents Richard Butler

NSAI Thermal Modelling Registration Scheme Gary O'Sullivan

ACDs in relation to DEAP & BERs Dara Stewart SEAI

Approach to thermal modelling to comply with Part L Andrew Lundberg

Overview of Part L & ACDS Simon McGuinness

NZEB Achieving Compliance with Part F 

NSAI Ventilation validation scheme 

Ventilation validators feedback

Part F Requirements and TGD F 2019 provisions

European Union (EPB) Regulations 

Compliance challenges of Part L & Part F