PRO INSTALLER FEBRUARY 2017
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PRO NEWS
GUIDANCE FOR HOUSE BUILDERS
House builders and developers are increasingly using guidance from building hardware and security professionals to ensure they are meeting the security requirements of homes under construction .
More than 12 months ago the Building Regulations were extended to include Part Q . This requires new homes in England to incorporate provisions to resist unauthorised access . Approved Document Q ( ADQ ), which supports Part Q , requires that doors and windows must be capable of resisting attack by a casual or opportunist burglar by being both sufficiently robust and fitted with appropriate hardware . The DHF ( Door & Hardware Federation ), which represents the building hardware sector , has produced a Best Practice Guide to ADQ . The guide contains advice on how the requirements can be
‘ House builders will need to present evidence of ADQ compliance ’
met and how the security performance of doors and windows can be verified . House builders will need to present evidence of ADQ compliance to building control officers so they can check and assess this in order to determine whether the installed door sets and door and window hardware comply with the quoted standards . Both the DHF and Secured by Design recommend that independent third party certification of door and window hardware from a UKAS-accredited certification authority makes the process considerably easier for the house builder . Such certification offers the assurance that the installed products will meet ADQ . House builders can take a simplified route to compliance if they join the Secured by Design National Building Approval ( SBD NBA ) scheme . This is granted to developers who regularly build houses to a similar design and specification .
The DHF Best Practice Guide to ADQ is available from www . dhfonline . org . uk
High-end aluminium launch
Aluminium specialist CDW Systems Limited has added Reynaers Aluminium to its product range . CDW is now manufacturing Reynaers aluminium lift and slide patio door sets – premium systems , which are aimed at the high-end residential and commercial aluminium markets .
www . cdwsystems . co . uk
Mike Davis , managing director ( left ) and Jerry Webb , group chairman .
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