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Series: Building ; 266(8188) 15 June 2001, 62-64(3)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: The amended version of Part L of the Building Regulations, due to come into force in February 2002, will both increase the insulation values for windows by a third and require the calculation of that value in a more stringent way. Warns that few contractors appear aware of the changes, which could in turn lead to an increase in disputes with building control as obsolete windows are supplied to construction sites, and that the effect on the window market could be dramatic as smaller suppliers are pushed out. Diagrams.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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The amended version of Part L of the Building Regulations, due to come into force in February 2002, will both increase the insulation values for windows by a third and require the calculation of that value in a more stringent way. Warns that few contractors appear aware of the changes, which could in turn lead to an increase in disputes with building control as obsolete windows are supplied to construction sites, and that the effect on the window market could be dramatic as smaller suppliers are pushed out. Diagrams.