Technical Handooks

2006 Technical Handbooks

The 2006 Handbooks are available to view online or download in full or part in PDF format using the links below.

To access the 2007 version of the Technical Handbooks, which come into force on 1 May 2007, please click Technical Handbooks 2007

To access the 2005 version of the Technical Handbooks, please click Technical Handbooks 2005

(See also Building (Scotland) Act 2003 - Erratum to Handbooks and Forms under 'Letters to Chief Executives of Verifiers', particularly for section 5 - Noise).

Please note that, due to their file size, the PDF version of the full publications and several of the individual sections may take some time to download on slower internet connections.

Domestic Handbook – May 2006

Full Publication (html version)

Section 0 - General (html version) (pdf version, 4.9Mb)
Section 1 - Structure (html version) (pdf version, 3.4Mb)
Section 2 - Fire (html version) (pdf version, 6.7Mb)
Section 3 - Environment (html version) (pdf version, 8.7Mb)
Section 4 - Safety (html version) (pdf version, 4.8Mb)
Section 5 - Noise (html version) (pdf version, 4.7Mb)
Section 6 - Energy (html version) (pdf version, 5.7Mb)
Appendix A (html version) (pdf version, 3.6Mb)
Appendix B (html version) (pdf version, 3.1Mb)
Appendix C (html version) (pdf version, 3.0Mb)

Non-domestic Handbook – May 2006

Full Publication (html version)

Section 0 - General (html version) (pdf version, 4.2Mb)
Section 1 - Structure (html version) (pdf version, 3.0Mb)
Section 2 - Fire (html version) (pdf version, 9.3Mb)
Section 3 - Environment (html version) (pdf version, 7.0Mb)
Section 4 - Safety (html version) (pdf version, 4.1Mb)
Section 5 - Noise (html version) (pdf version, 2.6Mb)
Section 6 - Energy (html version) (pdf version, 5.2Mb)
Appendix A (html version) (pdf version, 3.1Mb)
Appendix B (html version) (pdf version, 3.0Mb)
Appendix C (html version) (pdf version, 2.5Mb)