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Building regulations - Republic of Ireland

Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government - Technical Guidance Document F - Ventilation - 2002 Edition

This document gives guidance on how to construct a building so that it complies with the Regulations. It is incomplete as it does not treat central Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV). That's why the Irish Part F is commonly used for the Passive Stack Ventilation, and the English part F for central Mechanical Extract Ventilation.

Sources:

-Technical Guidance Document F - Ventilation

-Departement of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Building regulations - UK

Department for Communities and Local Government - Approved Document F - Means of Ventilation
The 2006 edition replaces the 1995 one. The main changes are:

A mainly performance based approach has been adopted, the provision has been designed to ventilate buildings having air permeability down to 3 m³/h/m² at 50 Pa
Ventilators area are now described in terms of equivalent area instead of free area
More guidance has been given for domestic mechanical and natural ventilation systems
It would be good practice to fit replacement windows with trickle ventilators
Appendices give guidance on Passive Stack Ventilation design and installation and good practice on the installation of fans in dwellings

Sources:

-Approved Document F - Means of Ventilation

-Building regulations publications