Useful Links

Building Regulations in England and Wales

Find all building regulation downloads here (Downloadable PDF's are free)

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/

MCRMA Recommended Good Practice for Daylighting in Metal Clad Buildings

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 1 (1997), Recommended good practice for day lighting in metal clad buildings.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t01.htm

Building regulations in Scotland

Provides the approved documents for Scotland.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/build_regs

Building regualtions in Northern Ireland

Provides the Building Regulations for Northern Ireland published by the Building Regulations Unit of the Department of Finance and Personnel of Northern Ireland.

http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/law-and-regulation/building-regulations.htm

Building regulations in Eire

Provides information on building standards for the Republic of Ireland published by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/

Corus Fire Engineering

For a more comprehensive fire engineering service covering the whole building, please contact Corus Fire Engineering Consultancy.

http://www.thefireengineers.com

LPCB approval

Provides details on LPBC approval

http://www.brecertification.co.uk

MCRMA Metal Cladding Detailing Guide

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 5 (2004), Metal wall systems design guide.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t05.htm

Environmental Protection Act

The Environmental Protection Act (1990) deals with noise regarded as a statutory nuisance and may affect the encasement of very noisy processes.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900043_en_1.htm

MCRMA Profiled Metal Roofing Design Guide

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 6 (2004), Profiled metal roofing design guide.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t06.htm

MCRMA Fire Design of Steel Sheet Clad External Walls for Building

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 7 (1994), Fire design of steel clad external walls for building – Construction performance standards and design.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t07.htm

MCRMA Acoustic Design Guide

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 8 (1994), Acoustic design guide for metal roof and wall cladding systems.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t08.htm

MCRMA Composite Roof and Wall Cladding Panel Design Guide

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 9 (1995), Composite roof and wall cladding panel design guide.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t09.htm

MCRMA Flashings for Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Design, Detailing and Installation Guide

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 11 (1997), Flashings for Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Design, Detailing and Installation Guide.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t11.htm

MCRMA Approved Document L2 Design Guide

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 14 (2002), Guidance for the design of metal roofing and cladding to comply with approved document L2.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t14.htm

MCRMA Guidance for the Effective Sealing of End Lap Details in Metal Roofing Constructions

Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No. 19 (2004), Guidance for the effective sealing of end lap details in metal roofing constructions.

http://www.mcrma.co.uk/technical/t19.htm

Model Designs

The site provides the information based on a number of different building types which use long span steel frames as the main structure and are clad using profiled, pre-finished steel cladding systems.  

http://www.modeldesignsinsteel.com

BRE Bookshop

BREbookshop.com brings you easy one-stop access to the information providers in the built environment sector.

http://www.brebookshop.com

International Lead and Zinc Research Organisation

The International Lead and Zinc Research Organisation(ILZRO) provides more information on metallic coatings and in particular galvanising.

Paint Research Organisation

Paint Research Organisation (PRA) provides general information about paints and paint technology.

http://www.pra.org.uk

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers bookshop

The CIBSE on-line bookshop contains not only more than 80 CIBSE publications for building services professionals, but many other books from respected publishers.

http://www.cibse.org/publications

The European Coil Coating Association

The European Coil Coating Association (ECCA) was founded in 1967 and is based in Brussels. Now with over 200 members spread over 18 countries and extraordinary members worldwide.

http://www.eccacoil.com