Building Control Report Issue 1:
Access for All in Europe
The purpose of this study is to provide information about access to the built environment, particularly disabled access, in Europe. This information should be of benefit to architects, surveyors, developers, builders and contractors, who no longer work only in national markets, but in the common market for services, construction and construction products, as cross-border activities invariably increase.
The study has shown that the principles of the legislation vary very little in their requirements and this is somewhat unexpected. However it is gratifying to know that there is a commonality of purpose running through the legislative requirements and associated guidance. The problems of access for disabled people will in fact be the same in whichever country they live and work.
The tables included in this report set out the main requirements of each country’s legislation, usually building regulations, and the guidance issued setting out how to meet those requirements.
In some countries which have separate states or provinces, the legislation differs slightly, and where this is the case the table shows an indicative form of the requirements or a common theme.
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Please note that the information for the Netherlands is not correct and will be amended as soon as possible.

Building Control Report Issue 2:
Building control Systems in Europe
The purpose of the study is to provide information about building control systems in Europe. This information may be required by architects, developers and contractors, no longer working in national markets, but in the common market for services and for construction products, in which cross border activities will increase.
The study shows that building control in responding countries is less different than expected. While building control originally used to be only performed by authorities, private control elements can today be found in nearly all the responding countries, at least by means of delegation of tasks to independent private experts. In some countries there are also full private building control systems which are often related to insurance systems.
The development of the common market for services and products in the construction sector in Europe will further increase the importance of private building control which can, different to authorities, extend its activities across national borders.
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