Technical Guidance Documents/School Design Guides
Updates
April 2021
SDG 02-06 Sanitary Facilities
SDG 02-03 Post Primary School Design Guide
SDG-02-04 Primary & Post Primary School Specialist Accommodation for Pupils with Special Educational Needs
October 2020
TGD 021-5 Acoustic Performance in New Primary & Post Primary Buildings has been replaced with the new document SDG 02-05-03 Acoustic Performance in New Primary Buildings
July 2020
New Design Note on Energy Conservation and Mechanical and Electrical Services. This technical guidance design note is provided to either update or clarify existing Technical Guidance Documents (TGDs) information, or provide direction on a new provision not currently addressed in the TGDs or to confirm the functional requirements of identified items that have been in general practice for some time. This is to be read in conjunction with all other TGDs. Scroll down to view.
September 2019
TGD 025 (Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Primary Schools) and TGD027 (Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Post Primary Schools) updated in relation to urban sites.
September 2018
Design Team Procedures for Small Works (TGD-007) updated to reflect increased threshold for use of the Public Works Short Form of Contract (PW-CF6) and other changes.
April 2018
Technical Guidance Document TGD 021-7 Minimum Performance Standards of Roof Materials and Finishes, 1st Edition April 2018, published
February 2018
TGD033 School Building Projects and Compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations 2017, 1st Edition February 2018, published. Part L of the Building Regulations relates to Conservation of Fuel and Energy for Buildings other than Dwellings. Scroll down 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 / SCHOOL DESIGN GUIDES
ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS- TGD 026 - Planning & Design Guidelines Primary & Post Primary School Specialist Accommodation for Pupils with Special Educational Needs
- - Addendum 1, 19th September 2013
- TGD–021-2 - Guidelines and Standards for Sanitary Facilities in Primary Schools (1st Edition April 2014)
- TGD–021-3 - Guidelines and Standards for Sanitary Facilities in Post-Primary Schools (1st Edition April 2014)
- TGD-023 - Post-primary School Design Guidelines
- TGD-021-5- Acoustic Performance in New Primary & Post Primary School Buildings (1st Edition, February 2013) Revision 1, November 2015
- TGD-027 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Post-primary Schools (1st Edition, January 2012) (Revised)
- TGD-025 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Primary Schools (2nd Edition, January 2012) (Revised)
- TGD-007 - Design Team Procedures for Small Works (5th Edition, April 2016) (Superseded)
- TGD 021-5 - Acoustic Performance in Schools (1st Edition, February 2013) (Revised)
- TGD-007 - Design Team Procedures for Small Works (4th Edition, June 2014, Revision 1) (Superseded)
- TGD-007 - Design Team Procedures for Small Works (4th Edition, March 2014) (Revised)
- TGD-007 - Design Team Procedures for Small Works (3rd Edition, March 2011)
- TGD-008 - Engaging Professional Consultants for Small Works (3rd Edition, March 2011)
- TGD-020 - General Design Guidelines for Schools - Primary & Post-Primary (Published August 2007) (Superseded)
- TGD-020 - General Design Guidelines for Schools - Primary & Post-Primary (Revision 1 - October 2011) (Superseded)
- TGD-008 - Engaging Professional Consultants for Devolved Grants Projects (2nd Edition, March 2009) (Superseded)
- TGD-008a - Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) Schedules for Devolved Grants
- TGD-022 - Primary School Design Guidelines (Revision 2, August 2010) (Superseded)
- TGD-022 - Primary School Design Guidelines (Revision 1, November 2009) (Superseded)
- TGD-007 - Protocol for Devolved Grants (2nd Edition, March 2009) (Superseded)
- TGD-022 - Primary School Design Guidelines (Published October 2007) (Superseded)
- Design Team Procedures (2nd Edition, August 1983) (Superseded)
- General Design Guidelines for Primary Schools (Published January 2000) (Superseded)
- General Design Guidelines for Post Primary Schools (Published February 2004) (Superseded)
- TGD-025 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Primary Schools (Superseded)
- TGD 030 - Amendments to the M&E Building Services Guidelines (2004) TGD - 002 & ICT Infrastructure Guidelines TGD - 004 for Primary Schools (Superseded)
- TGD 031 - Amendments to the M&E Building Services Guidelines (2004) TGD - 003 & ICT Infrastructure Guidelines TGD - 005 for Post Primary Schools (Superseded)
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