Spanish Transition Experience: From Scattered Prescriptive Building Regulations to the New 2006 Technical Building Code, a Modern and Unified Norm, Focused on Performance
No. 41 (2014-07-01)Author(s)
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Javier Serra(1) Arquitecto, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.Coordinador de la Unidad de Edificación Sostenible del Ministerio de Fomento del Gobierno de España. jserra@fomento.es
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José Antonio Tenorio(2) Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.Coordinador de la Unidad de Calidad en la Construcción del Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, CSIC en Madrid, España. tenorio@ietcc.csic.es
Abstract
The Spanish Technical Building Code has been inspired by the experiences of countries that have adopted the so-called Performance-Based Building Codes. These codes may advance the use of innovative solutions that do not fit within a prescriptive, rigid and closed approach to innovation. It is important that the code be developed in a participatory and, to some extent, bottom-up way, as has been the case in Spain, and heavily supported by knowledge and experience from the worlds of academia, science and research. Mechanisms must also be in place to ensure that it is kept up to date, so that the code responds to technological developments and social demands.
Keywords:
Performance-Based Building Codes, construction, nordic code, Spain