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Scotland building regulations
14 codes and guides, built from 51 documents. Each card is one code: its current edition on the front, older editions and amendments behind it.
14 codes shown
Technical guidance
6Building services compliance guides
Domestic and non-domestic building services compliance
Building standards technical handbooks
Domestic and non-domestic handbooks
Current
Current editions
- Building standards technical handbook: domestic - April 2026
- Building standards technical handbook: non-domestic - April 2026
Amendments and corrections
- Building standards technical handbooks: summary of changes for 6 April 2026
- Building standards technical handbooks 2022: summary of changes for 1 June 2022 and 1 December 2022
- Building standards technical handbooks 2022: summary of changes for 1 June 2022
Older editions
- Building standards technical handbook January 2025: domestic
- Building standards technical handbook January 2025: non-domestic
- Building standards technical handbook April 2024: domestic - September 2024
- Building standards technical handbook April 2024: non-domestic
- Building standards technical handbook 2023: non-domestic
- Building standards technical handbook 2023: domestic
- Building standards technical handbook February 2023 - domestic buildings
- Building standards technical handbook February 2023 - non-domestic buildings
- Building standards technical handbook 2022: non-domestic - July 2022
- Building standards technical handbook 2022: domestic - July 2022
- Building standards technical handbook 2020: non-domestic
- Building standards technical handbook 2020: domestic
- Building standards technical handbook 2019: domestic buildings
- Building standards technical handbook 2019: non-domestic buildings
- Building standards technical handbooks: domestic buildings - 2005 to 2017
- Building standards technical handbooks: non-domestic buildings - 2005 to 2017
External wall systems: fire risk advice
Advice notes for existing multi-storey residential buildings
Managing health and safety in construction
HSE guidance on the CDM Regulations 2015
Current
Current edition
National calculation methodology modelling guide
Non-domestic energy modelling
Legislation
4Building (Scotland) Act 2003
2003 edition
Current edition
Fire Safety Act 2021
2021 edition
Current edition
The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004
2004 edition
Current edition
Procedure and circulars
4Building warrant applications
Applying for a building warrant and the customer journey
Consultations and reviews
Proposed changes to building standards and analysis of responses
8 documents
Documents
- Building regulations - proposed changes to energy and environmental standards: stage 2 consultation and BRIA
- Building regulations - proposed review of fire safety topics: analysis of responses
- Building regulations - proposed review of fire safety topics: consultation
- Building standards - energy and environmental compliance handbook: consultation proposals
- Building standards - proposed changes to Section 3.3 Flooding and Groundwater: consultation analysis
- Building standards guidance - Section 3.3 Flooding and Groundwater: consultation on proposed updates
- Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025: technical consultation analysis
- Scottish Building Safety Levy: consultation analysis report