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The ten most recent research publications on all Department for Communities and Local Government sites.
Results of a research project to map the interfaces between Building Control and other regulatory regimes in the context of domestic and non-domestic construction projects.
This report looks at a number of changes to Approved Document guidance associated to the introduction of Eurocodes, to Radon, and with general updating of Approved Documents A and C.
This document sets out a risk assessment approach that can be used by both local authority and Approved Inspector Building Control Bodies (BCBs) for when developing service schedules for the inspection of building work.
This research report provides an informed assessment of the safety risks associated with the construction of freestanding masonry boundary walls and to provide a cost-benefit assessment of this risk.
This summary report covers the development of a risk assessment decision making tool (including testing and piloting) for building control, to assist in determining what to inspect and at what stage for different building projects.
This report sets out the analytical and economic research to inform the Department's analysis of options and recommendations on future changes to the building regulations.
Results of a research project into the operation of the Warranty Link Rule including a review of the contaminated land remediation cover criterion.
The aggregate minerals survey provides in-depth and up to date information on national and regional sales, inter-regional flows, consumption and permitted reserves of aggregates.
This research report concludes an extensive international literature review into robustness and disproportionate collapse in structures undertaken on behalf of the Department and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.
This flyer gives notice of intention to proceed with a proposed programme of research for 2011-12.
