Technical and design Regulations

The analysis and verification of building performance are governed by specific design regulations. The design process—including its digital aspects—is regulated by technical standards that may be either mandatory (national and regional laws, legislative decrees, ministerial decrees, etc.) or voluntary (standards issued by UNI – the Italian National Standardisation Body, CEN and ISO), which become binding when explicitly referenced in specifications, contracts, legislation, etc.

Main regulatory provisions for building design:

Technical Standards for Construction (NTC 2018), Ministerial Decree 17/01/2018
Guidelines for the “Seismic Risk Classification of Buildings”, Ministerial Decree 28/02/2017
Seismic zoning, Prime Ministerial Decree (PCM) 3519 of 28/04/2006
Energy performance and minimum building requirements, Ministerial Decree 26/06/2015
Building energy certification, Ministerial Decree 26/06/2015
Energy performance in buildings (as amended), Legislative Decree 192 of 19/08/2005 “Implementation of Directive 2002/91/EC”
Energy performance of buildings, UNI/TS 11300
Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) for construction, Ministerial Decree 06/08/2022
Passive acoustic requirements of buildings, Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) 05/12/1997
Fire Prevention Code, Ministerial Decree 03/08/2015
External envelope systems of civil buildings, Vertical Technical Regulation (RTV V.13), Ministerial Decree 30/03/2022
Structural Eurocodes, UNI EN 1990 series