{"id":409872,"date":"2026-02-06T11:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/texnikh_vivliothiki\/when-do-we-use-the-building-code-and-when-do-we-use-the-nok-gok-is-one-superior-to-the-other\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:42:22","slug":"when-do-we-use-the-building-code-and-when-do-we-use-the-nok-gok-is-one-superior-to-the-other","status":"publish","type":"texnikh_vivliothiki","link":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/texnikh_vivliothiki\/when-do-we-use-the-building-code-and-when-do-we-use-the-nok-gok-is-one-superior-to-the-other\/","title":{"rendered":"When do we use the Building Code and when do we use the NOK\/GOK? Is one superior to the other?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eidhseis-tile&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]When do we use the Building Code and when do we use the NOK\/GOK? Is one superior to the other?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eidhseis-img&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;400&#215;400&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eidhseis-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>1.<\/strong> The purpose of these building regulations is to regulate the construction of building works as a whole and in their individual components, so that they serve their intended purpose and, under normal maintenance conditions, meet the following requirements for an economically acceptable service life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving the comfort, health, and safety of tenants and neighbors<\/li>\n<li>Improving the quality, safety, durability, aesthetics, and functionality of buildings<\/li>\n<li>Protecting the environment<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating and promoting scientific research in the field of construction<\/li>\n<li>Increasing productivity in the building construction sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> GOK is the old general building regulation and applies only in cases referring to buildings constructed on the basis thereof.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> N.O.K. is the abbreviation for the New Building Regulations, which set out the terms, restrictions, and conditions for carrying out any construction work within or outside approved town or settlement plans.<\/p>\n<p>In new buildings, we use 1 and 3.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The above texts are from the books of fellow civil engineer Pantelis Papakonstantinou and are available for purchase at the following link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advice4u.gr\/products.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.advice4u.gr\/products.html<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eidhseis-tile&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]When do we use the Building Code and when do we use the NOK\/GOK? Is one superior to the other?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eidhseis-img&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;400&#215;400&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;eidhseis-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]1. The purpose of these building regulations is to regulate the construction of building works as a whole and in their individual components, so that they serve&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22765,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-409872","texnikh_vivliothiki","type-texnikh_vivliothiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","description-off"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/texnikh_vivliothiki\/409872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/texnikh_vivliothiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/texnikh_vivliothiki"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/texnikh_vivliothiki\/409872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409874,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/texnikh_vivliothiki\/409872\/revisions\/409874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityengineering.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}