Technical Guidance Documents

Updates

March 2013
TGD022 Primary School, Design Guidelines - amendment to Revision 3, Appendix A - old version of Typical Classroom Layout Drawing (TGD022-D01) inadvertently included and now replaced with current version. Scroll down to view

February 2013
TGD 022 Primary School Design Guidelines revised and updated. Revision 2 (August 2010) replaced with Revision 3 (February 2013). Scroll down to view.

February 2013
New Technical Guidance Document Added - TGD 021-5 Acoustic Performance in Schools (1st Edition, February 2013). Scroll down to view.

November 2012
New Technical Guidance Document added - TGD 021-6 Structural Guidelines Disproportionate Collapse, Horizontal, Vertical Tie and the Requirements of the Building Regulations. Scroll down to view.

September 2012
New Technical Guidance Documents added:

• TGD 030 Amendments to the M&E Building Services Guidelines (2004) TGD 002 and ICT Infrastructure Guidelines TGD 004, for Primary Schools
• TGD 031 Amendments to the M&E Building Services Guidelines (2004) TGD 003 and ICT Infrastructure Guidelines TGD 005, for Post Primary Schools
• TGD 032 Guidelines for the Design & Installation of Woodwork Dust Extraction Systems in Post Primary Schools
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August 2012
New Technical Guidance Document added - TGD 026 Planning and Design Guidance for Primary & Post Primary School Specialist Accommodation for Pupils with Special Educational Needs. Scroll down to view.

April 2012
New DoES guidance on Procuring Consultants for Small Works replaces TGD-008 - 3rd Edition, March 2011. (Click on Procedures to view)

Technical Guidance Documents

The following is a complete set of the Department of Education and Skills technical guidance documents and comprises:

1. Current Technical Guidance Documents
2. Archive Documents

Document Edition and Revision
Document edition numbers and revisions are stated on the cover of each document. To check for previous versions, follow the link to the relevant section and scroll down to ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS.

TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

• TGD-001 - Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Engineering Guidelines for Temporary Accommodation School Buildings
• TGD-002 - Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Engineering Guidelines for Primary School Buildings
• TGD-003 - Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Engineering Guidelines for Post Primary School Buildings
• TGD-004 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure Guidelines for Primary Schools
• TGD-005 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure Guidelines for Post Primary Schools
• TGD-006 - Energy Information Form
• TGD-007 - Design Team Procedures for Small Works (3rd Edition, March 2011)
• TGD-013 - Professional Indemnity Insurance for Consultants engaged on Education Sector Construction Projects (1st Edition, March 2005)
• AMENDMENTS TO GDLA '82 (re-printed 18th June 2003) - REVISED FAIR WAGES CLAUSE AND RELEVANT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES
• TGD-020 - General Design Guidelines for Schools - Primary & Post-Primary (Revision 1 - October 2011)
• TGD-021 - Construction Standards for Schools - Primary & Post-Primary
• TGD-021-1 - Guidance on the specification of windows (Published March 2010)
• TGD 021-5 - Acoustic Performance in Schools (1st Edition, February 2013)
• TGD 021-6-Structural Guidelines Disproportionate Collapse, Horizontal Tie, Vertical Tie and the Requirements in the Building Regulations
• TGD-022 - Primary School Design Guidelines (Revision 3 - February 2013)
• TGD-023 - Post-primary School Design Guidelines
• TGD-025 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Primary Schools (2nd Edition, January 2012)
• TGD 026 - Planning & Design Guidelines Primary & Post Primary School Specialist Accommodation for Pupils with Special Educational Needs
• TGD-027 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Post-primary Schools (1st Edition, January 2012)
• Guidance on the Protection of School Building Services Systems in Cold Weather
• TGD 030 - Amendments to the M&E Building Services Guidelines (2004) TGD - 002 & ICT Infrastructure Guidelines TGD - 004 for Primary Schools
• TGD 031 - Amendments to the M&E Building Services Guidelines (2004) TGD - 003 & ICT Infrastructure Guidelines TGD - 005 for Post Primary Schools
• TGD 032 - Guidelines for the Design & Installation of Woodwork Dust Extraction Systems in Post Primary Schools