Green Building Forum - Approved details Sat, 02 May 2026 10:28:40 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Approved details https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305746#Comment_305746 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305746#Comment_305746 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:21:24 +0100 fostertom Approved details https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305749#Comment_305749 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305749#Comment_305749 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:56:41 +0100 Nick Parsons
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-documents/part-l-conservation-of-fuel-and-power/accredited-construction-details]]> Approved details https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305750#Comment_305750 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305750#Comment_305750 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:42:25 +0100 Mike1 Posted By: fostertomsuppliers such as Warmcel refusing to authorise their distributors to supply their product unless it's being done to a certified detail/design.Maybe due to their insurance provider insisting on it?

Posted By: fostertomwhat different kinds of sources are there, for such detail/designs that can be used as evidence of approvability, if not certifiability?
Good question...]]> Approved details https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305752#Comment_305752 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305752#Comment_305752 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:29:44 +0100 djh Posted By: fostertomI've found insulation suppliers such as Warmcel refusing to authorise their distributors to supply their product unless it's being done to a certified detail/design.Have you asked them? Why and what certified standard? AFAIK, Warmcel don't have distributors as such, they just have installers. That's to do with making sure enough product is installed to prevent slumping, I believe. They need to know the exact volume of the space they'll be filling, so they do need a detailed plan.]]> Approved details https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305758#Comment_305758 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18123&Focus=305758#Comment_305758 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:43:09 +0100 sgt_woulds
Since Grenfell, it has become increasingly difficult to specify timber frame projects using generic detailing.

Changes proposed push towards using details (and materials) exactly as specified in fire testing. Essentially this means every combination of materials needs to be tested and the specifications followed otherwise you won't get sign-off and insurance.

i.e. you can't substitute one manufacturer's fire-rated plasterboard for another manufacturer's fire-rated board, even if it has the same - or better - properties unless that exact combination of materials has also been tested.

Utter madness, but 'Rectum Protectum' is the order of the day.

The company I work for has just released an updated STA Fire-in-use pattern book for our structural products after extensive, (expensive) testing - we've essentially been told it is worthless unless followed to the letter...]]>