type assessing standards of sound insulation in new homes industry house building founded 2003 headquarters milton keynes buckinghamshire england key people dave baker obe chairman 1 john tebbit chief executive directors david smith john thompson rex nevett number of employees 11 staff excluding subcontracted inspectors website www.robustdetails.com robust details limited rdl was formed in december 2003 2 in response to the housebuilding industry s request for an alternative to pre completion sound testing pct 3 as a means of satisfying the sound insulation requirements of the building regulations in england and wales . 4 contents 1 history 2 robust details in scotland 3 robust detail 4 references 5 external links history edit in january 2001 the building regulations minister phil hope mp announced that the housebuilding industry would be given 12 months to prove that its proposals for providing adequate sound insulation in new homes known as robust standard details rsds could work . the rsd project was sponsored and supported by the home builders federation hbf and was managed by dr sean smith of edinburgh napier university . in may 2004 rdl opened for business publishing details proven to be capable of consistently exceeding the relevant regulatory performance standards which commenced in july 2004 . 5 in september 2007 department for communities and local government dclg announced the outcome of the 3 year review of robust details concluding that the scheme has met or exceeded our expectations . 6 in may 2009 rdl achieved united kingdom accreditation service ukas accreditation for its part e scheme . 7 in november 2009 edinburgh napier university received the queen s anniversary prize for its vital role in the establishment of the robust details scheme . 8 9 by march 2012 rdl had received more than 550 000 registrations under the scheme with some half a million new homes now completed using rds to meet the required sound insulation standards . rdl has carried out sound tests on more than 10 000 new properties built under the scheme and has conducted site inspections on a further 10 000 dwellings under construction . 98 per cent of all tests met or exceeded the building regulations requirements with an average performance 7db above the regulatory minimum . in october 2012 the department of finance and personnel northern ireland dfpni approved the use of the robust details scheme in northern ireland . 10 robust details in scotland edit the robust details sound insulation scheme for homes was launched in scotland in january 2012 by derek mackay planning minister . robust detail edit a robust detail rd is a separating wall or floor construction which has been assessed and approved by robust details limited . 11 in order to be approved each robust detail rd must be capable of consistently exceeding the relevant regulatory performance standards . be practical to build on site . be reasonably tolerant to workmanship . the scheme has four main elements assessment and approval of new rds . publication in the rd handbook . registration certification of each dwelling in which rds are to be built . performance management of each rd type including sample testing and inspection statistical analysis action to improve performance as necessary and feedback to industry and government . the rd scheme relies on the consistent high performance of individual rds as used in the field . rdl monitors the performance of built robust details by inspecting and testing samples of registered plots . rdl employs specialist acoustic consultants nationwide to undertake this monitoring and reporting . in order to ensure the robustness and credibility of the overall rd scheme any detail that consistently continues to underperform is removed from the scheme . references edit housebuilder doctor in the house ministerial statement announcing the establishment of robust details limited government circular announcing changes to building regulations sound insulation testing and the robust details alternative june 2004 the building regulations advisory committee brac annual report 2003 4 architects journal regulatory review of 2004 the sum of parts 20 dec 2004 robust details and robust details ltd 3 year report housebuilder announcing ukas accreditation for rdl queen s prize recognises pioneering noise research queen s prize recognises pioneering research in innovative housing construction building regulations northern ireland 2012 guidance . office of deputy prime minister letter to local authorities external links edit http www.robustdetails.com v t e construction industry of the united kingdom construction economy of the united kingdom companies consultancies and support services amec amey arcadis architecture firms arup atkins faithful gould buro happold capita ch2m cundall davis langdon elliott wood expedition engineering flint & neill gifford hoare lea interserve mace mitie mott macdonald mouchel rps scott wilson sweett group wsp 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