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Building standards technical handbooks

Domestic and non-domestic handbooks

About Building standards technical handbooks

The technical handbooks give guidance on meeting the building standards in Scotland, with one handbook for domestic buildings and one for non-domestic buildings. Each is organised by the topics the standards cover.

What it covers

  • Structure
  • Fire safety
  • Environment, including drainage, ventilation and moisture
  • Safety, including stairs, guarding and electrical safety
  • Noise
  • Energy and sustainability
CurrentPDF
Open Building standards technical handbook: domestic - April 2026

Building standards technical handbook: domestic - April 2026

Scottish Government

Amendments and circulars

  1. Building standards technical handbooks: summary of changes for 6 April 2026

    Collated into current edition · 2026

  2. Building standards technical handbooks 2022: summary of changes for 1 June 2022

    Superseded · 2022 · Guidance

  3. Building standards technical handbooks 2022: summary of changes for 1 June 2022 and 1 December 2022

    Superseded · 2022 · Guidance

Other editions

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