Key reference documents

Approved Document B

(Fire safety), Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwelling houses (2006 Edition). Specifies measures necessary to ensure a satisfactory standard of life protection and a
minimum of property protection (Source: Building Regulations 2000).

Approved Document E

Resistance to the passage of sound, Part E4 (acoustic conditions in schools)
Covers the requirements for sound insulation, reverberation time and indoor ambient noise levels (Source: Building Regulations 2000)

Approved Document L2A (2006 Edition)

Conservation of fuel and power in new buildings other than dwellings (Source: Building Regulations 2000)

BB100, design for safety in schools

Guidance on fire safety design for all schools maintained by LEAs in England and Wales

(Source: DCSF Building Bulletin, 2007)

BB93, The acoustic design of schools

A regulatory framework for the acoustic design of schools with advice and recommendations (Source: DCSF Building Bulletin).

School and Academy Design

An insurer’s guide to the design and protection of school and academy buildings (Source: Zurich Municipal Insurance).

Fire Safety Risk Assessment – Educational Premises

Provides advice and recommendations on how to avoid fi res in educational premises and how to ensure people’s safety if a fire does start.

Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions –Roof Coverings in Schools

Prepared by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to set out the best practice standards for performance of roof coverings in the Building Schools for the Future programme and provide design examples.

Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions –Partitions in Schools

Prepared by the Department for Children, Schools andFamilies to set out the best practice standards for performance of internal partitions in the Building Schools for the Future programme and provide design examples.