Additional Resources

Regional Building Regulations Guidance

The English building regulations’ Approved Document B (volumes 1 & 2) - including amendments
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-approved-document-b

The Welsh building regulations’ Approved Document B (volumes 1 & 2)
https://gov.wales/building-regulations-guidance-part-b-fire-safety

The Northern Ireland Building Regulations Technical Booklet E - including amendments
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/technical-booklet-e

The Scottish Building Standards Technical Handbooks (domestic buildings & non-domestic buildings) - including amendments
https://www.gov.scot/policies/building-standards/monitoring-improving-building-regulations/


Test Standards

BS 8414-1:    Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to, and supported by, a masonry substrate
https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail?pid=000000000030394646

BS 8414-2:   Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to, and supported by, a structural steel frame
https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail?pid=000000000030394648

BS 9414:  Fire performance of external cladding systems. The application of results from BS 8414-1 and BS 8414-2 tests
https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail?pid=000000000030373887 

BR 135: Fire performance of external thermal insulation for walls of multistorey buildings - third edition
https://www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=327140

BS EN 13501-1: Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from reaction to fire tests
https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail?pid=000000000030348263