Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

3. Hygiene, health and the environment U.K.

The construction works must be designed and built in such a way that they will, throughout their life cycle, not be a threat to the hygiene or health and safety of workers, occupants or neighbours, nor have an exceedingly high impact, over their entire life cycle, on the environmental quality or on the climate during their construction, use and demolition, in particular as a result of any of the following:

(a)

the giving-off of toxic gas;

(b)

the emissions of dangerous substances, volatile organic compounds (VOC), greenhouse gases or dangerous particles into indoor or outdoor air;

(c)

the emission of dangerous radiation;

(d)

the release of dangerous substances into ground water, marine waters, surface waters or soil;

(e)

the release of dangerous substances into drinking water or substances which have an otherwise negative impact on drinking water;

(f)

faulty discharge of waste water, emission of flue gases or faulty disposal of solid or liquid waste;

(g)

dampness in parts of the construction works or on surfaces within the construction works.