Be aware

When I speak to dentists they are always able to tell me exactly what changes they would like to make to their practice. However achieving this vision can be a complex journey, whether for financial reasons or simply the limitations of the building it is difficult to achieve the perfect practice.

Last year saw the biggest changes to the building regulations for some considerable time with amendments to parts B, K, M, P and the contents of part N being transferred to part K.

Minor changes were also made to part A and C of the Building Regulations towards the end of 2013. Part A: Structure, includes amendments on foundations in shrinkable clay soils, the recovering of roofs and the updating of references to British Standards. Part C: Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture, includes updates to references to the structural design and ground investigations and also updates to radon mapping.