Building Regulations
To ensure specified luminaires meet the requirements of the current building regulations it is important to consider all the relevant legislation. The most common of these are:
- Approved Document B
- Approved Document B (Fire safety) — Volume 1: Dwelling Houses (2006 Edition)
- Approved Document B — Volume 2 — Buildings other than Dwelling Houses (2006 Edition)
Part B deals with the fire safety requirements for emergency lights and the use of thermoplastic materials.
Approved Document L
- Approved Document L1A: Conservation of fuel and power (New Dwellings) (2010 Edition)
- Approved Document L1B: Conservation of fuel and power (Existing Dwellings) (2010 Edition)
- Approved Document L2A: Conservation of fuel and power (New buildings other than dwellings) (2010 Edition)
- Approved Document L2B: Conservation of fuel and power (Existing buildings other than dwellings) (2010 Edition)
Part L requires that energy efficient lighting is installed in both domestic and non-domestic dwellings, existing, new & refurbished (over 100m2) Part L gives design information for the following (non-domestic dwellings).
- Selection of lamp types
- Effective use of daylight
- Control gear & power factor correction
- Use of lighting controls
- Luminaire efficiency
It is our recommendation that reference be made to the latest version of the Approved Documents. Full details can be found on: