To clarify the practical requirements of the Building Regs and help you meet their requirements first go, all the information contained in the building regulations 2010 and approved documents is presented here in an easy-to-understand format, clear, concise and fully illustrated.Guidance is given for domestic buildings of up to three storeys in England and Wales, including extensions, loft conversions, new dwellings, conversions (garages, basements and barns), and upgrading of existing buildings - including the use of natural lime mortars, plasters renders and paints. There are clear explanations of how the technical design and construction requirements of the Building Regs can be met with sufficient information to draw up an effective specification and design to be developed.

"Guide to Building Control "illustrates the design and construction of the various building elements and explains the principles and processes of the building regulations and approved documents - including structure, fire safety, contaminates, sound insulation, ventilation, water efficiency, drainage systems, combustion appliances, stairs and guarding, energy conservation/green building issues, disabled access, safety glazing, electrical safety, materials and workmanship.

The Guide contains up-to-date examples of everyday practices and procedures gained by the author - a practicing building control surveyor - from years of responding to requests from property professionals, builders, property owners and students for clarification of the practical requirements of the building regulations.

Accompanied by detailed diagrams, tables and text offering an enlightened understanding of the complexities of building regulations the Guide is both an authoritative reference for use at planning stage and a practical handbook on site.Students and professionals will find it an essential, easy-to-use resource for building control surveyors, building designers, building contractors, self-build, and others working in the construction industry.

"The Gospel of Thomas" is a collection of 114 sayings and statements Jesus made to disciples and followers. This Gnostic Gospel is one of 13 ancient codices found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945. These Gnostic writings assert a very different perspective of early Christianity. Some of today's popular movies such as "The Da Vinci Code" and "Stigmata" make references to the secret meanings hidden in the writings of Jesus in "The Gospel of Thomas."

Disciple Didymus Judas Thomas encrypted these 114 statements of Jesus challenging the dogma within Judaism. When the church spoke of sacrificing animals, and taught waiting for the world to end, Jesus would say sacrificing animals was useless and no one needed to wait for the Kingdom of Heaven to arrive. It was already here, right now, and ever present. Encrypting his words kept him out of prison. "The Gospel of Thomas, Revealed" untangles the meaning of these encrypted sayings. Jesus offers his disciples and followers a new covenant, vastly different from Judaism and today's Christianity, that guarantees followers who live their lives turning inside, practicing his new spiritual covenant, will find and experience the Kingdom of the Father long before death. Read what Jesus really thought.