Useful Information Guide BG 87/2024
BG 87/2024 serves as a comprehensive reference manual for building services projects. From CO2 emissions factors to compliance criteria with Part L of the Building Regulations, this guide offers a wealth of indispensable information. Notably, BG 87/2024 features an enhanced building services glossary, aiding professionals in navigating industry terminology, alongside valuable updates on resilience classifications for data centres.
This guide provides useful reference information for building services projects. This includes CO2 emissions factors and criteria for compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations.
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This guide partly replaces BG 9/2011 Rules of Thumb 5th Edition. Information has been updated based on consultation with designers and manufacturers. An enhanced building services glossary has been added, defining key terms for the industry, and new information has been included on resilience classifications for data centres and noise ratings.
Superseding BG9/2011
This article originally appeared on the BSRIA news and blog site as "Introducing our New BSRIA Guides: BG84/85/86/87" dated February 2024.
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