England · Statutory guidance
Ventilation: Approved Document F, Volume 1 — Dwellings
Building regulation guidance on ventilation for dwellings and other buildings.
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- 2021 edition · Volume 1; later editions and transitions on source page
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Ventilation
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Contents
Introduction i
What is an approved document? i
How is construction regulated in England? i
How do you comply with the Building Regulations? i
What do the Building Regulations cover? ii
When must a building control body be notified? ii
How to use this approved document iii
Where to get further help iv
Section 0: Introduction 1
Summary 1
Application 1
Selected key interactions with other parts of the Building Regulations 3
Requirement F1(1): Means of ventilation 5
Intention 5
Section 1: Ventilation provision 6
General 6
Noise 6
Access for maintenance 7
The ventilation strategy in this approved document 7
Performance-based guidance 7
Equivalent area of ventilators 8
Extract ventilation 8
Whole dwelling ventilation 10
Purge ventilation 11
Performance testing 11
Control of ventilation 12
Ventilation systems for dwellings with basements 12
Ventilation of a habitable room through another room 13
System-specific guidance 14
Installation of ventilation systems 17
Section 2: Minimising the ingress of external pollutants 19
Control of ventilation intakes 20
Location of exhaust outlets 20
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Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document F Volume 1, 2021 edition
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