For this reason, only non-combustible materials may
now used for the basic structure buildings and
roofs. National regulations must observed.
Even today, these laws define the distances between
buildings, order prevent direct spreading fires. Therefore,
during planning, observe both the location the con-
struction project and the valid regulations.Historic city fire: London 1666
1.
Building regulations
In Germany, the model building regulations MBO
serve basis for the erection structures and the
use construction products.
Construction law state law European law?
The version the construction laws and the appropri-
ate ordinances vary between the federal states Ger-
many.
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Chapter General introduction
.4 Construction law
The catastrophic city fires the Middle Ages ensured
early that people began think about the way they
built their cities. The state construction
regulations the individual German federal states
were created according the model building regula-
tions, construction law the responsibility the
states. re-
cent years, the harmonisation construction products
according the European Construction Products
Ordinance has increasingly led free trading ap-
proved construction products the European Union. This means that there may differences from
state state. The closeness the buildings slowly
disappeared and so-called town planning laws were
introduced.
Currently, there construction law for the whole of
Europe. The master cable installation guidelines
are also affected: the states have the right include
changes apply the suggestion exactly.5
