Building Regulations: Problems of Tradition and Knowledge

This paper is a definitive study of building regulations. Recurring problems related to the administration of building regulations due to conflict, ambiguity and uncertainty of intent are discussed. The forces that maintain stability and cause change are identified. These are, respectively, tradition and knowledge; characteristics of each are identified. As each of these is a social mechanism, this understanding can be applied positively to the solution of problems of control associated with the built environment, including the problem areas noted above. One of the purposes of this report is to assist those concerned with the development of building regulations. The subject matter is related to the problems arising due to the transition from a traditional to a technological approach. Chapter headings include: Problems of City and Building Control, Forces for Social Stability, Forces for Change -- Knowledge, Historical Knowledge, Knowledge of Events and of Nature, Reference Material from Law, History, Sociology, Anthropology, City Planning and Technology.Le pr\ue9sent article comporte une \ue9tude d\ue9finitive des r\ue8 glements du b\ue2timent et discute des probl\ue8mes qui reviennent portant sur l'administration de r\ue8glements du b\ue2timent caus\ue9 s par des conflits, des malentendus et des incertitudes de but. L'on \ue9tablit les forces qui maintiennent la stabilit\ue9 et causent le changement - soit la tradition et les connaissances respectivement - et les caract\ue9ristiques de chacune. Puisque ces forces constituent un m\ue9canisme social, la pr\ue9sente interpr\ue9tation est applicable \ue0 la solution de probl\ue8mes de contr\uf4le associ\ue9s au milieu habit\ue9, y compris les difficult\ue9s mentionn\ue9es ci-dessus. L'un des buts du pr\ue9sent rapport est d'aider les personnes int\ue9ress\ue9 es \ue0 l'\ue9laboration de r\ue8glements du b\ue2timent. Le sujet de discussion porte sur les probl\ue8mes d\ue9coulant de la transition de l'approche traditionnelle \ue0 l'approche technique. Entre autres, voici quelques titres de chapitre: Probl\ue8mes urbains et contr\uf4le du b\ue2timent, Forces de stabilit\ue9 sociale, Forces de changement - faits acquis, connaissance de l'histoire, connaissance des \ue9v\ue9nements et de la nature, mat\ue9riel de r\ue9f\ue9rence d'ordre juridique, historique, sociologique, anthropologique, urbaniste et technologique.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye