England · Statutory guidance
Ventilation: Approved Document F, Volume 2 — Buildings other than dwellings
Ventilation guidance for non-domestic buildings, including outdoor air supply, extract ventilation and commissioning.
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- 2021 edition with 2022 corrections · Volume 2; later editions and transitions on source page
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Ventilation
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- Section 0: Introduction 1PDF page 7
- Section 4: Commissioning and providing information 22PDF page 8
- Section 0: IntroductionPDF page 9
- 0.5 Work to the following types of buildings may not need to comply fully with the ventilationPDF page 10
- 0.13 When constructing a dwelling as part of a larger building that contains other types ofPDF page 11
- 0.17 Ventilation fans might cause combustion gases to spill from open-flued appliances. ThesePDF page 12
- Section 1: Ventilation provisionPDF page 14
- 1.16 Ventilation systems should be installed to meet both of the following conditions.PDF page 16
- 1.22 The guidance in paragraph 1.21 does not apply to the following sizes of room.PDF page 17
- 1.29 Specialist buildings and spaces should follow the guidance in Table 1.1.PDF page 18
- Section 2: Minimising the ingress of externalPDF page 23
- 2.7 Exhaust outlets should be located so that both of the following are achieved.PDF page 25
- Section 3: Work on existing buildingsPDF page 26
- 3.5 If the existing windows have background ventilators, the replacement windows should includePDF page 27
- Section 4: Commissioning and providingPDF page 30
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O N L I N E V E R S I O N
The Building Regulations 2010
F
Ventilation
APPROVED DOCUMENT
Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings
Requirement F1: Means of ventilation
Regulations: 39 and 44
2021 edition – for use in England
O N L I N E V E R S I O N
Edition and local adoption determine which requirements apply. Use the publisher’s document for the complete clauses, diagrams and amendments.