Countryside Building Contents VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2 Publishers: Ghyll House Publishing Ltd ATSS House Station Road East Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1RQ Tel: 01449 677500 Fax: 01449 770028 E-mail: chris@ghyllhouse.co.uk
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SECRETARY S COLUMN OUR NEW CHAIRMAN AMENDMENTS TO MEMBERS DIRECTORY SINCE THE LAST ISSUE 3 DIARY DATES 3 OBITUARY 4 THE RDBA MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE 6 MINUTES OF THE RURAL DESIGN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7 RDBA AT THE EUROPEAN DAIRY EVENT 8 LETTERS 8 Stone Slate Minerals Planning 8 Stone Slate National Briefing 10 THE CONSTRUCTION GROUP 10 The Importance of our H & S Campaign 11 HSE ISSUES FRAGILITY CLASSIFICATION ALERT TO THE ROOFING INDUSTRY 11 Amendments to the Building Regulations part L 11 Amendments to the Building Regulations part B 11 Fire Safety European Supplement 11 RDBA says NO to Building for Control working farm buildings 12 PLASTIC STRUCTURES FOR LIVESTOCK HOUSING 16 STONE SLATE QUARRIES OR DELPHS 20 DOUBLE UP ON THOSE VALVES BEFORE IT S TOO LATE! 23 THE HARMONY CENTRE A FARM DIVERSIFICATION PROJECT 26 INTRODUCTION TO THE INSULATION OF FARM BUILDINGS 30 ROBOTIC MILKING › THE FUTURE TODAY? 32 ROBOTIC MILKING SYSTEM 32 HIGH TECH IN AGRICULTURE 33 WHEN IS CONSULTATION NOT CONSULTATION › WHEN IT IS CARRIED OUT BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 34 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY GUIDANCE (PPG7) IN RELATION TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF FARM BUSINESS. 35 BACK ISSUES 35 TIMBER INDUSTRY AWARDS 2001 36 NEW CONCRETE MIXES FOR FARMERS 38 SETTING THE PLANNING SCENE FOR THOSE CONSIDERING DIVERSIFICATION IN TO HORSE KEEPING!
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Main Features in our next issue Features planned for Volume 2 issue 3 - March 2002 The implication of the Changes to Part 'L' of the Building Regulations on the Conversion of Rural Buildings - Richard Langley That was the Year that was - John Messer Harmony Centre - Part II - Explanation of the use of Green Construction Materials and Systems. Impact of Climate Change on the Construction Industry- Paul Blackmore of the BRE Planning and Equestrian Buildings - David J Wood Construction Group Stone Slate Quarries, or Delphs, part II Countryside Building 1